Manchester United have now agreed a deal to sign a new goalkeeper after a summer of speculation over the position.
Ruben Amorim will have entered transfer deadline day with a new number one at the very top of his priority list.
This season so far has seen Manchester United suffer due to goalkeeping errors, as both Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana have let Amorim down and cost the team in games.
As a result, deadline day saw Manchester United in the running to sign two goalkeepers, with the decision on which would arrive unclear.
However, now United have reached an agreement for one of the two.
Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens warms up.
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Manchester United agree deal to sign Senne Lammens
After a long summer looking at goalkeeper options, United have finally agreed to sign Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
David Ornstein took to X, confirming that ‘total agreement’ had been reached with Antwerp over the signing of Lammens.
United will pay €21m (£18.1m) plus add-ons to sign the 23-year-old on transfer deadline day, on a five-year contract.
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Lammens is already flying to Manchester in order to complete the deal, pictured boarding a plane in Antwerp by Belgian outlet HLN.
The flight should arrive in Manchester this afternoon, and then it will be a race to wrap up the deal in advance of the 7 pm deadline.
📸 Senne Lammens on his way from Antwerp to Manchester 🛫
Personal agreement with Man United ✅
No deal on club level yet. Aston Villa & Galatasaray still options for Lammens.
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Manchester United pull out of Emiliano Martinez race
Agreeing to sign Lammens means that a deal to sign Emiliano Martinez won’t proceed.
Martinez had agreed on personal terms with United. However, United in Focus understands via Graeme Bailey that ultimately, the deal for Martinez was too hard to complete, but they gave it a go.
This is absolutely the correct decision from United, sticking with the data team who found Lammens to be one of the best emerging goalkeepers in Europe.
The Belgian likely now arrives as an immediate starter, making the future for Onana and Bayindir look grim.