HOME > Football

Manchester United won t spend money on goalkeeper this summer! Onana s position in the team is stable, and he will give priority to midfield + forward

11:22am, 17 May 2025【Football】

Andre Onana's second season at Manchester United is a torment, but there is still a chance to finish with a trophy in Bilbao next week.

Manchester United does not list goalkeeper positions as a priority target this summer. The club has made three to four new players in key positions a priority, with core goals including an organised midfielder, a forward and a midfielder.

Ruben Amorin hopes to introduce a new goalkeeper in his first full coaching season, but Manchester United has no intention of investing huge sums in the goalkeeper position unless Onana leaves the team. Onana, 29, hopes to stay at Manchester United, and his recent signing of LIAN Sports Group brokerage is not paving the way for a transfer this summer.

LIAN has several Saudi professional league clients, and if Onana changes his mind, this may be his only realistic transfer destination. Given that Altai Baindir may leave the team, Manchester United is still examining the new goalkeeper. The Turkish international may seek stable appearances a year before the World Cup and therefore hopes to move to other teams.

No. 3 goalkeeper Tom Heaton has only one last month left for his contract, but he may stay in the team. Heaton turned 39 in April this year and has not made a debut since February 2023. According to the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules, Onana's contract with Manchester United will be charged at least £28.32 million if the club sells him without losing money.

Manchester United executives are still supportive of Onana, hoping that he can regain his form at the beginning of the season three months. Onana's form has declined significantly since Manchester United lost 2-3 to Nottingham Forest on December 7 and scored by Morgan Gibbs White. Onana was rested in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-final three days ago, in which Manchester United lost 1-4 to Newcastle United last month, he was directly responsible for both goals conceded by Lyon. Before the game, Onana claimed that Manchester United was "far better than" Lyon, which triggered a fierce response from Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic, who called him "one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United's history."

Amorin chose to rotate Onana with Baindir in the last five Premier League games, and Onana missed three of them. And Baindir conceded 10 goals in his three league losses in the start.