André Onana | signed for United | On a flight to NYC

[Woziak]

I think this place is going to turn on him so quickly if we sign him, we've not exactly got a patient fanbase.

Exactly Diego Costa would have been a safer bet, however

He is a target that ETH wanted at Ajax after seeing him play at Vitesse. I think ETH is secretly using our wealth to build his dream Ajax team. If we'd have got De Jong, Brobbey and Timber, plus Onana, then we'd be almost there

Ajax even as the ultimate version finishes 5th - 8th in the PL, he quickly realised tbf to him that the PL is unforgiving, he’s a smart guy don’t underestimate his ability to see the bigger picture plus he has Steve Mac and Sir Alex for extra experience regarding the PL.

 

[Cheimoon]

I've seen lots of Ajax fans comment on Onana and how bad he was for periods there. Like I said earlier they was glad to see the back of him. I haven't even played the drug scandal card either or the fact that he's a complete moron in the dressing room.

That had nothing to do with his actual skills. Before the drug ban and his subsequent antics (yes, he played poorly but no, that wasn't his actual level; see @Terranova just above), he was amazing and they absolutely loved him. You got your sources wrong here.

 

[Ali Dia]

I think this place is going to turn on him so quickly if we sign him, we've not exactly got a patient fanbase.

I am afraid of this too. He seems like a bit of a nutter. Another Barthez waiting to happen. On the other hand I do like the idea of a sweeper keeper a lot, it shouldn’t help us beat the press a lot more efficiently. I hope he has an easier first season than Antony, much more like Licha please! He’s a good age. He knows what the manager wants from him. Every transfer is a risk so what can we do? Costa is probably more of a risk at this stage. Sticking with DDG is a no no. I’m looking forward to watching him turn pressing forwards and ping balls out Casemiro or the wings.

I’d love for us to also sign someone like that keeper in Belgium Brighton are interested in and loan him out for a season or two. He looks really solid with his feet and is already quite physically impressive. I understand we probably don’t have the cash for that anymore so we will probably be looking to sign him for 60 million in a few years instead.

 

[Terranova]

He wasn't though, he had spells sure but to act like he was amazing is rubbish

I remember watching him back in 2017 against us in the Europa final and he was dog shit in that

That was his very first season and he was 21/22 at the time. Besides he was rather good in that season, 1 match doesn't change that.

 

[Castia]

That had nothing to do with his actual skills. Before the drug ban and his subsequent antics (yes, he played poorly but no, that wasn't his actual level; see @Terranova just above), he was amazing and they absolutely loved him. You got your sources wrong here.

He was at Ajax for 6 years and they sold their entire squad apart from him he would have been long gone if he was consistently playing well.

He wasn't signed because he must be one of the most error prone keepers in Europe, he's about as bang average as it gets

 

[Terranova]

He was at Ajax for 6 years and they sold their entire squad apart from him he would have been long gone if he was consistently playing well.

He wasn't signed because he must be one of the most error prone keepers in Europe, he's about as bang average as it gets

You are very funny. He's not the best shot stopper in the world, but absolutely not the most error prone keeper in Europe, he's rather good as a shot stopper. But his ability on the ball is what absolutely makes up for an occasional mistake, even though he doesn't make that many compared to a De Gea. I wish you good luck for the next few seasons if Onana is joining, because you'll regret every word you've said so far.

 

[Rapsel]

I've seen lots of Ajax fans comment on Onana and how bad he was for periods there. Like I said earlier they was glad to see the back of him. I haven't even played the drug scandal card either or the fact that he's a complete moron in the dressing room.

Will be an awful signing a few passes in this years CL final isn't convincing me otherwise

Ajax fan here. Yes, all of us were sick to our stomach of him not extending his contract but apparently he wanted to extend one year where Ajax wanted two seasons. His attitude after he returned and his form was a joke. The fact however that he redeemed himself at Inter tells me he found his way back and is back to his pre ban form makes it for me a no brainer for every top team to be interested in him again.

About the doping: Even the UEFA believed it to be an honest mistake hence his suspension was made shorter.

 

[croadyman]

So this is another player our fanbase is split on

 

[Rapsel]

So this is another player our fanbase is split on

A club could sign prime Messi and some fans on a footy forum would still finds reasons to complain. Being a contrarian is very appealling to some people as long as they are (semi) anonymous.

 

[Castia]

You are very funny. He's not the best shot stopper in the world, but absolutely not the most error prone keeper in Europe, he's rather good as a shot stopper. But his ability on the ball is what absolutely makes up for an occasional mistake, even though he doesn't make that many compared to a De Gea. I wish you good luck for the next few seasons if Onana is joining, because you'll regret every word you've said so far.

My worry is that if he's making mistakes in the Dutch league then what can we expect in the PL where the quality of player and opposition is 10+ better

I dont want him anywhere near the club, that's my personal feelings on him I think there's too much of a risk involved

If we sign him I hope he proves me wrong but I doubt it.

 

[Witchking]

Haven't seen him play but if he is comfortable with the ball at his feet and is a decent stop stopper and has an gung ho attitude, he is exactly what we need at the back. Need to play out from the back and this makes him better than De Gea. If pep says he is good, then he is.

 

[The holy trinity 68]

Yeah? Ajax was glad to see the back of him he's got more mistakes in him than I don't know what.

Players improve. That style always has mistakes, any ball playing GK makes them. But they make up for it with their other skills.

 

[VP89]

Yeah? Ajax was glad to see the back of him he's got more mistakes in him than I don't know what.

The amount of BS you spew across the threads is actually impressive.

 

[James35]

If we sign this guy let’s hope he has the mentality to be our number one. A lot have tried and failed including outfield players, his first clanger and the fans will be on him.
I want De Gea gone as our GK so I really hope if we get Onana that he is the real deal.

 

[Witchking]

Not sure what everyone is arguing about. De Gea made major mistakes in the last couple of seasons, anyone replacing him with better football skills and might make some mistakes is totally acceptable.

We will end up scoring more goals by keeping the ball more and not inviting attacks every time we have a goal kick.

Win win for United. Just hope he gets used to the league quickly.

 

[Castia]

The amount of BS you spew across the threads is actually impressive.

Haha you're still butt hurt over the Qatar thread? do me a favour and put me on ignore then.

Coming in here trying to say I'm talking BS about Onana being error prone? do one. He's a drug failing error prone keeper that's got history of falling out with teammates and managers I want him nowhere near United is that good enough for you or?

 

[JPRouve]

Haha you're still butt hurt over the Qatar thread? do me a favour and put me on ignore then.

Coming in here trying to say I'm talking BS about Onana being error prone? do one. He's a drug failing error prone keeper that's got history of falling out with teammates and managers I want him nowhere near United is that good enough for you or?

Is he error prone?

 

[Rolaholic]

 

[Rolaholic]

Had Pep waxing lyrical afterwards over how effectively he minimized their press.

Him, Lisandro and Shaw would provide quite the level of technical security in our defense

 

[Stobzilla]

Haha you're still butt hurt over the Qatar thread? do me a favour and put me on ignore then.

Coming in here trying to say I'm talking BS about Onana being error prone? do one. He's a drug failing error prone keeper that's got history of falling out with teammates and managers I want him nowhere near United is that good enough for you or?

You have been here since June 2011 so I can safely assume that you are at LEAST 12 years old. My 12 year old nephew has just grown out of the phrase "butt hurt" so I really hope you are going to follow in his foot steps soon.

 

[Giggsy13]

Could work out perfectly for Inter: sell Onana to United and sign De Gea on a free. Makes too much sense not to happen.

 

[Castia]

You have been here since June 2011 so I can safely assume that you are at LEAST 12 years old. My 12 year old nephew has just grown out of the phrase "butt hurt" so I really hope you are going to follow in his foot steps soon.

Turning 13 this year pal im hoping that too!

 

[Kaos]

Could work out perfectly for Inter: sell Onana to United and sign De Gea on a free. Makes too much sense not to happen.

Don't think Inter would be interested in De Gea, nor would any top European club. Everyone wants a modern, ball-playing keeper. And then there's the issue of his wages.

If De Gea leaves he goes to Saudi or the MLS, I think he's done at the top level personally. His attributes and wage demands cement that.

 

[Adnan]

Wicked, I think this is the first time a UK journalist has mentioned it? And Kajumba and Wheeler are decent too

It's been mentioned by most journos in England regarding our interesting in the player.

I just hope we can sign him because it will be the biggest signal of intent that we've shown regards transitioning towards being a more dominant team. We obviously require other upgrades in the deeper build up phase but you have to show the intent to be that team that wants to be proactive.

Onana will obviously be targeted on this forum by fans of De Gea. But for me this signals the biggest change since we signed Rio Ferdinand at CB when it was fine to lump into row z rather than play your way out of trouble for the CB.

 

[bosskeano]

Had Pep waxing lyrical afterwards over how effectively he minimized their press.

Him, Lisandro and Shaw would provide quite the level of technical security in our defense

haha....i'm going to laugh if we sign this lad. We'll go from having a guy who's so rooted to his line, grass grew over his boots to a guy who thinks he is Rene Higuita. This certainly would make for some popcorn watching in the caf during matches when he gets the ball.

 

[LawCharltonBest]

Couldn't we just wipe off their debt to us from when they signed Lukaku? Last I knew they still owed like £50m

Could work out perfectly for Inter: sell Onana to United and sign De Gea on a free. Makes too much sense not to happen.

In theory it seems a good deal for them. But I think Onana is a big part why they did so well in the CL with his ability on the ball. I imagine they'll want another GK who is comfortable with his feet, as most top teams do now.

I can see Italy being a possible destination if he does leave United though

 

[Ali Dia]

Had Pep waxing lyrical afterwards over how effectively he minimized their press.

Him, Lisandro and Shaw would provide quite the level of technical security in our defense

He’s like when you used to play old fifa and try and run the pitch with the keeper in easy mode!

 

[Kaos]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

 

[Stobzilla]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

He could look a bit better, involving him in the first phase of build up where he can be receiving the pass that breaks the line then progressing the ball forward.

 

[Lyng]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

I highly doubt it. The biggest issue with Maguire is that he is extremely slow on the ball. Getting a new keeper isnt going to fix that.

 

[Bebestation]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

I can see that possible. Maguire was better whilst we played deep in counter & that gap between the keeper was less. However Ten Hag wants to move up the pitch his defensive line which im unsure suits him.

 

[Lux Thunder]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

No, with us being a more possession-based team it will be natural that we spend more time higher in the opposition's half, and that will expose him as a player and his clumsiness on the ball and lack of pace and agility.

Also, I think it will harm someone like Onana as he will have reduced options to pass and build from the back if you have someone, not comfortable with the ball as Maguire is, in front of you.

He is just not suited for that style of football and he will look more useful in a team that sees the ball far less, sitting deep and dealing with crosses.

 

[Rolaholic]

Could work out perfectly for Inter: sell Onana to United and sign De Gea on a free. Makes too much sense not to happen.

I think us signing Onana is gonna go a long way towards helping them re-sign Lukaku more than anything

 

[Idxomer]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

Maybe 4 years ago but not now.

 

[Marcelinho87]

Yeah, I wont claim to have watched Ajax or Inter every week but I've seen more than enough to form an opinion

He was free not long ago (after a drug ban I might add) and there wasn't a queue of clubs trying to sign him

He can pass the ball but he's massively prone to errors and his shot stopping is questionable at best.

Only the millionth time this has been said but he had already agreed to sign inter Milan verbally long before he was available to negotiate with as a free player.

Also Costa is rumoured to be 75m so that's a 25m difference not 10.

 

[Ali Dia]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

Not a bad shout. A new keeper could genuinely be transformative to lots of our players. Giving the likes of Shaw or Martinez even more time on the ball to link up play can only be a good thing. I don’t see how aggressively covering the space behind Maguire would be a bad thing either. He does look to be one of our more saleable assets though. With FFP in mind I don’t think anyone would be sad to see him go. Watch now next season as captain he scores 5 headers from corners for his new club and another 5 for England and we look silly for selling him at such a huge loss.

 

[Marcelinho87]

Haha you're still butt hurt over the Qatar thread? do me a favour and put me on ignore then.

Coming in here trying to say I'm talking BS about Onana being error prone? do one. He's a drug failing error prone keeper that's got history of falling out with teammates and managers I want him nowhere near United is that good enough for you or?

You can't prove any of the shit you just said can you.. even uefa and CAS admitted his drug "offence" was a mistake but they had to uphold the sentence for the integrity of it.

 

[Ole'sattheWheel]

Wildly unpopular suggestion to entertain - would Maguire be a better defender with Onana behind him? I think he's more exposed when there's a big gap between him and the keeper, especially when you've got runners from behind where Maguire's pace is severely exposed. Not trying to absolve Maguire of anything, but having De Gea glued to his line certainly doesn't help him hide his weaknesses.

I actually think De Gea is the heart of most of our defensive issues. He doesn’t instill confidence in his backline atall, apart from making the odd Hollywood save. I play CB and I can’t imagine how shit scared I’d be with a completey silent, shit on the ball, weak on crosses goalie like de gea behind me all game. Our whole team has changed since fergie retired and we still look dodgy away from home and are on the end of the odd hammering. Who is the one constant in all of that?

 

[Castia]

You can't prove any of the shit you just said can you.. even uefa and CAS admitted his drug "offence" was a mistake but they had to uphold the sentence for the integrity of it.

Prove what mate? that he's not error prone? Ajax supporters who are fans of Onana will tell you he's got a mistake in him

And the drug ban? he took a banned substance one that apparently tries to mask other potential substances and was banned for 9 months

Explain what I have got wrong here? I dont need to prove shit

It's all one big mistake and the guy is a top keeper right? is that your take?

 

[Terranova]

Prove what mate? that he's not error prone? Ajax supporters who are fans of Onana will tell you he's got a mistake in him

And the drug ban? he took a banned substance one that apparently tries to mask other potential substances and was banned for 9 months

Explain what I have got wrong here? I dont need to prove shit

It's all one big mistake and the guy is a top keeper right? is that your take?

Reading comprehension clearly isn't your best skill. All you see is the word mistake and you instantly think he's error prone. Every goalkeeper makes mistakes. Onana's style is a riskier one, which could lead to a mistake, but then again it's pretty much a calculated risk. Usually it works out fine and help out the team, but once in a while it can go wrong. It's not something be worried about, but to be happy about, since we will most likely be playing a lot better with a keeper like Onana.