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Manchester United goalkeeper s transfer plan is revealed! Or sign a former youth training player of 20 million, Pogba s younger brother

3:40am, 11 May 2025【Football】

Milinkovic Savage may finally join Manchester United! But it is not former Lazio midfielder Sergei Milinkovic Savic, familiar to veteran Red Devils fans, but his younger brother Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who is a goalkeeper.

Italian transfer expert Fabricio Romano confirmed: "Manchester United has added Xiaomi Milin to the shortlist for the new goalkeeper and has made initial contact with the Turin goalkeeper. He will be one of the candidates for the new goalkeeper next season, and it also needs to be priced and other factors."

Goalkeeper is not an urgent signing priority compared to other positions on the team, but it is certainly one of the many positions United want to fill in the summer.

Andre Onana made many mistakes this season and rumors continued. It is said that the Saudi Arabian Professional League is interested in him, but he hopes to stay in the team; substitute goalkeeper Altay Baindir has had a magical performance against Arsenal's save point in the FA Cup, but it is not enough to be assured at other times, he may have applied for a transfer because he wants to play more games before the World Cup.

Therefore, Manchester United is going to buy at least one substitute goalkeeper, and the club has recently begun negotiating with 39-year-old veteran Tom Heaton, hoping to renew him for a year and continue to act as the No. 3 goalkeeper to save money. Romano disclosed that Manchester United also contacted Xiaomi Lin, who is 190cm tall, and it was rumored that he would transfer this summer, so the Red Devils learned about the situation of the Serbian goalkeeper through informal contact.

It is said that Turin wants to receive a transfer fee of 20 million euros by selling Xiaomilin, which is the amount of his default clause. The 28-year-old goalkeeper has made 34 appearances in Serie A this season, with only one year left in his contract with the club, so Manchester United may negotiate a reduction in his transfer fee.

Xiaomi Lin was born in Spain. He joined Manchester United's youth training system in 2014. The Red Devils spent 1.75 million euros to sign him from Serbian team Vojvodina. Vania played for 18 months at Manchester United, but eventually found that he could not get a British labor certificate, so he had to continue living in Belgrade and eventually joined Poland Legia at the end of 2015, ending his career as the Red Devils.

In 2017, Xiaomi Lin joined Turin and played in this year. He has staged a "Brother Derby" with his brother many times in Serie A until the 30-year-old Sergei transferred to the Riyadh Crescent in Saudi Arabia in 2023. This season, Milin made 26 appearances in the Saudi Professional League and scored 10 goals. Manchester United fans are even more familiar with him. During Mourinho's coaching period, rumors continued to arise with him, and people called him "Bai Pogba".

The Manchester Evening News reported that Manchester United also has uncertainty in the goalkeeper position this summer. Heaton, who is about to be 40, does receive a one-year contract extension, and he is happy to continue to play for the Red Devils for one year. He may even be Manchester United's coach when Heaton decides to end his career.

It is reported that Heaton is very popular in the locker room and has always been a member of the team's leadership team. His experience was valued by Tenhager and Ruben Amorin, who also established a deep friendship with club captain Bruno Fernandez. So letting Heaton stay in the team for another year can provide continuity for the team’s goalkeeper segment, and each club are eager to have three experienced goalkeepers in the team, rather than enabling inexperienced rookies.