The Daily Mail reports that Trabzonspor want to keep Andre Onana after Manchester United informed the club that they have no intention of bringing him back.
Since joining on loan from Manchester United in September last year, Onana's performance at Trabzonspor has been impressive and helped the team reach the Turkish Cup final.
However, Manchester United made the decision not to return the 30-year-old goalkeeper in the summer window. The purpose is to compete with Ramens for position. If the current number two goalkeeper Bayendel leaves the team, Manchester United will enter the transfer market to find a new goalkeeper. The club believes that Onana's weekly salary of up to 120,000 pounds and his outgoing personality will make it difficult for him to accept the role of the bench.
Onana is determined to keep Trabzonspor, and the most likely option at the moment is for him to stay with the team on loan. However, there will also be other clubs interested in him.
There is also the possibility that the Turkish Super League club will sign Onana permanently, which will in turn become a stumbling block in its ability to bear the corresponding transfer fees. Manchester United's idea is to try its best to recover the total transfer fee of 47.2 million pounds paid to Inter Milan in the 2023 summer window.
Only last month, Onana faced Samsunspor in the Turkish Cup quarter-finals. In this game, he saved three penalties. After that, club president Ertugrul Dogan said: "We like him extremely. If the conditions are right, we have hope that he can stay."
This week, after a fierce competition and successfully defeated Genkler with only a 2-1 reversal, Bilig and Trabzonspor achieved promotion. Next week, they will start a sports event with Konya to compete for the Turkish Cup championship.
Besiktas has expressed interest in Onana. However, it is very likely that they will pursue Bayendel again. Looking back on the past, during the January transfer window, Manchester United showed a move to reject the offer they made for the Turkish goalkeeper.
Onana has played 102 games for Manchester United. The remaining period of his contract with John Mullens is two years. He lives in the suburbs of Manchester and owns his own house, so he still has the opportunity to return to participate in pre-season training in July.
However, according to people familiar with the situation, Manchester United is more eager to prevent this situation from happening and plans to find a new club for him in the next two months.