Manchester United are advancing in talks to sign Senne Lammens, GIVEMESPORT correspondent Fabrizio Romano has revealed.
The Red Devils have spent the summer transfer window bolstering the forward options for manager Ruben Amorim with the arrivals of Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo for a combined total of over £200m including add-ons.
But now the club have turned their attention to strengthening between the sticks in their own goal, and the club are now pushing ahead with a move for Antwerp star Lammens.
Lammens 'Says Yes' to Man Utd Move
Senne Lammens in action for Royal Antwerp
Lammens, who has been described as 'phenomenal', is considered to be one of the brightest goalkeeper prospects in Europe, but is expected to leave the Belgian club this summer amid strong interest across Europe.
But after GIVEMESPORT correspondent Fabrizio Romano revealed on his X account that talks were underway, it has now emerged that talks are advancing between the two clubs on a deal worth £17m.
The 23-year-old stopper has also already agreed to the move to Old Trafford, while any suggestion of a potential move to Manchester City instead has been rubbished as they are instead focusing on a move for Gianluigi Donnarumma should Ederson leave this summer.
A move for Lammens will plunge the future of current number one Andre Onana into further doubt, after the Cameroon international was left out of the squad for the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on the opening weekend of the season.
The former Ajax and Inter Milan star didn't feature during pre-season after suffering a hamstring injury in training, but Amorim revealed that the player was available for selection against Arsenal but was left out of the matchday 20 because of the performances of Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton during training.
Now with the club pushing ahead for Lammens, it suggests that Onana could be seen as dispensable and it's possible that the Red Devils will look to move him on before the September 1st deadline.
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