Andre Onana tells Man Utd he will leave Old Trafford on one condition

03/26/2025 11:37 AM

Andre Onana has no plans to leave Manchester United this summer and will only move on if Ruben Amorim tells him he is surplus to requirements.

United are planning a huge clear out this summer with Marcus Rashford, Antony, Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof and Tyrell Malacia among those the club will attempt to offload.

Recent reports have suggested Amorim is eager to bring a new no1 to Old Trafford and move on Onana who has endured another inconsistent season at the club.

United have even identified two possible replacements in Royal Antwerp's highly-rated Senne Lammens and Lille shot stopper Lucas Chevalier.

Saudi Arabian clubs are interested in offering Onana a route out of Manchester but ESPN report the former Inter Milan star is determined to stay.

Despite interest from Saudi, Onana will only consider leaving the club if he is told he is no longer required.

Arriving with a reputation as one of the best ball-playing goalkeepers in Europe, the Cameroon international made a number of glaring mistakes in United's doomed Champions League campaign last season.

Mistakes against Viktoria Plzen, Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Ipswich this season have further undermined his position.

United spent £43million to sign the Cameroon international in the summer of 2023.

Earlier this month, the goalkeeper was one of four players singled out by Sir Jim Ratcliffe who United overpaid for with the club still paying up for a number of stars still to truly prove their worth.

'If you look at the players we are buying this summer, that we didn't buy, we're buying Antony, we're buying Casemiro, we're buying Onana, we're buying Hojlund, we're buying Sancho,' Ratcliffe said.

'These are all things from the past, whether we like it or not, we've inherited those things and have to sort that out.'

A number of former United stars have been brutal in their criticism of Onana, including Louis Saha, who insisted his performances were 'not acceptable' earlier in the season.

'If you don't have a confident goalkeeper he has to be challenged,' he said. 'Those performances are unacceptable, it's not normal!

'There is a need for every player at Manchester United – apart from Bruno Fernandes – to feel threatened with competition.

'No one has shown that they deserve anything in the next game. The manager can challenge and criticise them because it's not good enough.

'Unless you can guarantee that you're not going to make mistakes, you should not be considered as a guaranteed starter in any position. None of those players should be guaranteed anything.'