![[Wheeler, Salt] What United will do with Andre Onana this summer after plea to stay as full goalkeeper shake-up is revealed - and how Liberia could produce United's next academy star](https://www.eucup.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WpsBeGtT__qq93NDIHe4E7021oLdY2rIEeA1PXIE9b8-1024x576.jpeg "[Wheeler, Salt] What United will do with Andre Onana this summer after plea to stay as full goalkeeper shake-up is revealed – and how Liberia could produce United’s next academy star")
- Manchester United want to offload Andre Onana this summer despite the Cameroon goalkeeper’s desire to resurrect his Old Trafford career.
- Confidential understands United have no plans to bring him back as they try to drive down the wage bill, and see it as unrealistic to have a high-earning No 2 keeper on the bench, with Lammens backed as their No 1.
- Onana’s representatives are expected to hold talks with United this month to discuss his future, but another move away – either permanently or loan – is the most likely outcome.
- Trabzonspor would be keen to keep Andre Onana, and there is also interest from their Turkish rivals Besiktas. Monaco may well try again, and Saudi Arabia is still an option after he was linked with FC Neom last year.
- United’s No 2 Altay Bayindir is also set to be on the move this summer, with a return to Turkey a possibility. The club turned down a bid from Besiktas in January because it was too late in the transfer window for them to find a replacement, but United would be more open to letting him go this summer.
by nearly_headless_nic
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What to so with Onana? Send him on gardening leave. Allow him nowhere near Manchester unless he is wearing blue.
Sell Bayindir and Onana. Keep Vitek as a number 2 for one or two years to increase his value and then sell him because he is too good to be a number 2
**Also from the article:**
# Reds could be Dublin up
Could United be heading back to Carton House in August for another training camp as part of their pre-season preparations this summer?
As well as the friendly against Leeds at Croke Park, **sources say the squad will have a mini-camp towards the end of pre-season once the club’s World Cup contingent report back.**
United first have Nordic friendlies lined up against Wrexham in Helsinki on July 18, Rosenborg in Trondheim on July 24, Atletico Madrid in Stockholm on August 1, and Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg on August 8.
**Many of the World Cup players will be back for the game against Leeds in Dublin on August 12, meaning there may be a window for another camp in Dublin, before the final friendly against AC Milan in Wroclaw.**
# Stars stay out for Irish fans
Fans who pitched up at Carton House to greet players ahead of their four-day camp in Ireland were pleasantly surprised to see Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire spend an hour taking photos and signing autographs.
**Those in attendance remarked how United captain Fernandes, Maguire and head coach Carrick ensured every person who wanted one got a photo or an autograph.**
It only underlines what many staff have been saying behind the scenes about the importance of keeping experienced role models and leaders in the dressing room, which was a key motivator behind the renewal of Maguire’s contract.
# United to face Liberia kids
United’s academy are currently in talks with the Liberian FA over organising a match this month.
The LFA are bringing across some of the nation’s best talents for a UK tour, which has already secured games against Chelsea, Southampton and Charlton Athletic. But it is understood that the LFA are also in discussions to play matches against United, Manchester City and Liverpool.
These tours provide an invaluable opportunity for coaches, scouts and agents to unearth talent that may have, to this point, flown under the radar. Don’t be shocked if after this month of games, top Premier League clubs are offering trials to take a closer look at the best Liberian football has to offer.
What to do with Onana? Never play him ever again.
Ignore the fact he’s on crazy money, he’s also fucking shite. Completely unreliable and genuinely the worst goalkeeper I’ve ever seen in a united shirt when you factor in the sheer volume of mistakes.
He also just seems like a prat to boot.
He hasn’t even got any credit for being a professional behind the scenes since he got moved out after having the balls to go and ask for the champions league clause to be removed from his contract after costing us so much in the season. Forget it ever happened and send him back to Turkey or the moon
It’s obvious he’s wanting to stay not to fight for his place but the crazy wages he’s on that Arnold & Murtough gave him (like the two morons they are). He’s more concerned about his bank account than trying to salvage his career.
I don’t see a redemption arc for Onana. It’s he happy to be proved wrong but I don’t see it