Hupu News on May 13, according to a report made by ESPN reporter Rob Dawson, sources revealed to the media that Manchester United has made a decision and Onana is not included in the team's plans for next season.
The goalkeeper from Cameroon was loaned to Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super League this season, where he spent a year with relatively stable performance. However, his career at Old Trafford is basically over. The club will soon start looking for potential buyers for him, and Onana is currently contracted to Manchester United until 2028.
In 2023, Onana joined Manchester United from Inter Milan for a price of 43.8 million pounds. Since then, he has played 102 times on behalf of the Red Devils in various competitions. However, after Lamens joined from Antwerp last September, Onana was loaned to Trabzonspor and has played 30 times for the Turkish Super League team so far. Manchester United feels that Lamence has firmly established his position as the starting goalkeeper in his debut season. However, in view of the multi-front pressure they will face after returning to the Champions League next season, the club is open to signing another goalkeeper this summer in order to improve the overall depth of the lineup.
At this time, Manchester United's current second goalkeeper Baindil is also expected to leave the team in the summer window. He is a Turkey international who came to the attention of Besiktas in January this year and eventually stayed until the end of the season. However, it now seems that he is not in the team's long-term plans.
However, there are problems with Onana's salary, which may become a major obstacle for Manchester United to find a home for him. He accepted a salary cut last season because Manchester United did not enter the European competition. This behavior in some aspects contributed to his smooth loan to Trabzonspor, but then Manchester United locked up this season. In order to qualify for the Champions League next season, Onana's salary and other team players triggered the restorative growth clause in the contract, which will greatly increase his cost threshold for potential buyers. This is definitely a big obstacle for Trabzonspor or any club that wants to sign him permanently. Manchester United is very clear, thinking that if they want to find a suitable follow-up destination for Onana this summer, they may have to make some degree of contingency adjustments in salary-related terms.