Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has had his say on the possibility of his former side signing PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the summer transfer window
Wayne Rooney speaks on his podcast for the BBC
Wayne Rooney has offered his view on whether Manchester United should go for PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
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Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United should look to sign Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma amid the club's goalkeeping issues.
Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir was at fault for Arsenal's goal during Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. It continued a worrying trend for the Turkish shot-stopper who made several mistakes last season under Ruben Amorim - the nadir being in United's heavy 4-1 loss at Newcastle, where he made several blunders.
Bayindir started against the Gunners with United's regular No.1 Andre Onana having only recently recovered from a hamstring injury after missing the entirety of the Reds' pre-season schedule. Onana also made several errors last season although Amorim insisted after Sunday's game that the Cameroonian had not been dropped against Mikel Arteta's team.
United have been linked with several goalkeepers in the current summer transfer window, including PSG's Donnarumma. And legendary former club captain Rooney believes his old side should look to make a move for the Italian, who has also been heavily linked with rivals Manchester City.
"I think it has to be a thing," he said on his BBC Podcast. "I go back to when we had Roy Carroll and Tim Howard in goal. I don't think there was 100 per cent trust from the defenders in front of them two goalkeepers, but the minute [Edwin] van der Sar comes in and calms everything down, the defenders trusted him a lot more.
"Andre Onana came in and he's a fantastic keeper, but he certainly didn't fill anyone with confidence last season. I think Donnarumma, he's 26, he's one of the best keepers in the world. It'd be crazy if Man United don't go for him."
When it was put to Rooney that Donnarumma's wage demands may be too much of a risk for the club, he replied: "Well, I don't think he's a risk.
"I've seen a stat today, the errors leading to direct goals and his was zero. He's one of the best keepers in the world."
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