Man United are looking to sign a goalkeeper on transfer deadline day but there is a lack of a market for Andre Onana.
Onana's future is not clear
Onana's future is not clear
Andre Onana's Manchester United future remains in serious doubt even if he stays at the club beyond the closure of the transfer window.
Onana has been determined to stay at United and was convinced his future was secure after the club failed with a loan enquiry for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Onana was also reassured by United's insistence that a new goalkeeper was not a priority.
However, United are still exploring the possibility of signing Martinez on deadline day and have held discussions with Royal Antwerp 'keeper Senne Lammens.
Onana, 29, was dropped for United's 3-2 Premier League win against Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday after he committed errors for both of Grimsby Town's goals in their remarkable defeat of United in the League Cup second round.
United have been scouring for a new goalie the entirety of the calendar year and head coach Ruben Amorim's assessment of Onana has evolved over that time.
Altay Bayindir, who has started in all three of United's league matches this term, made another mistake that led to Burnley's second equaliser at the weekend. Dressing room sources say United players' confidence in both goalkeepers has dwindled.
Amorim admitted afterwards it is "hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper in this moment". "Guys, they are humans," Amorim said. "Manchester United, everything is huge. Everybody talks about the goalkeeper. And you can see, I can change the goalkeeper in the situations that happen. We are in that moment.
"I think it is hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper in this moment. But if you look at the first goal, we can defend it better. We suffered a quite similar goal against Fulham, because we don't do the full rotation of the team when the ball is on the other side.
"All these small things have nothing to do with the goalkeeper. So, the players are struggling a little bit with all the things around the club. That is normal. So it's not just the goalkeepers. I think everybody has to improve."