Andre Onana has agreed a loan move back to Trabzonspor after it was made clear he had no future at Man Utd this season.
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Andre Onana is returning to Trabzonspor on loan
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Andre Onana's season-long loan to Trabzonspor will be announced within the next 24 hours, after he signed the paperwork to complete the deal on Thursday afternoon.
Manchester United and Trabzonspor agreed a deal for Onana's return to the Turkish Super Lig side last week and that move is now set to be finalised after Onana returned from a holiday around a friend's wedding.
United could receive a fee of up to €1.5million (£1.28m) from the Turkish outfit for Onana, but all of that depends on certain bonuses being met, such as Trabzonspor winning the domestic league or qualifying for the Champions League.
They will also cover the majority of Onana's wages, and United are hopeful that if some of those clauses are met, the deal will eventually result in full wage coverage for the season.
The deal is a straight loan and doesn't include an option or obligation to buy, so Onana will return to Old Trafford next summer with one year remaining on his contract after his £47million move from Inter Milan in 2023.
The 30-year-old enjoyed a successful loan spell at Trabzonspor last season, which ended with victory in the domestic cup and qualification for the Europa League, but he wanted to return to United and fight for his place in the team this season.
But Onana's camp were told by United that he wouldn't be able to dislodge No. 1 goalkeeper Senne Lammens and there was a view he wouldn't be the right as a No.2 and was on too much money to fill that role.
If Onana wasn't given the option to stay in Manchester, his priority was then to return to a club that welcomed him with open arms last season and where he enjoyed some success.