Inter Milan’s CEO Beppe Marotta has confirmed that are interested in signing No 1 Andre Onana from the Serie A side.
Erik ten Hag has identified signing a goalkeeper as a priority for the Red Devils after the club secured , on Thursday evening.
David de Gea – who has been at the Carabao Cup winners for the past 12 years -, and to find a solution to their burgeoning goalkeeping crisis.
Ten Hag reportedly to Luton on Thursday as the manager was faced with starting next season with only one fully-fit keeper, as second-choice Dean Henderson continues his recovery from a significant thigh injury.
But Inter could be content to release the club’s first-choice target in the position, as Marotta revealed the Champions League finalists are only awaiting the first move from United.
Inter’s CEO Beppe Marotta has claimed that Inter are waiting to hear from Man United about signing Andre Onana (pictured)
The Red Devils are yet to confirm whether they will be keeping their No 1 David de Gea, whose contract expires at midnight on Friday
The chief executive confirmed that there had been no official bid despite the club’s interest
Speaking at the Gran Gala, held in the coastal Italian town of Rimini, Marotta shared details of Man United’s ‘particular interest’ in the player.
‘Manchester United expressed a particular interest, but that needs to blossom into making a proposal over the next few days,’ the chief executive said when asked about Onana’s future at Inter.
‘Once that happens, both Inter and the player will make a careful evaluation.’
Marotta confirmed that the club’s director, Piero Ausilio ‘is working on (a deal)’ but that ‘there is still no official bid from United at this stage’.
Onana joined Inter from Ajax as a free agent last summer, quickly displacing former No 1 Samir Handanovic.
As such, Onana represents pure profit for the club, who may wish to raise funds in a bid to move for transfer targets including Chelsea players Trevoh Chalobah, and their loaned striker Romelu Lukaku.
Man United representatives are believed to have to discussed the proposed £50million move, spurred on by Ten Hag’s desire to be reunited with his former player.
The former Ajax manager is thought to be a great admirer of Onana’s skills playing out from the back – an area of the game that de Gea has struggled with this season – and helped develop him as the keeper rose from the Ajax Jong academy.
De Gea was expected to extend his deal at Old Trafford with new terms that would have seen the Spaniard take a significant cut on his £375,000-per-week wages.
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Erik ten Hag previously helped develop the Ajax academy product during his Eredivisie spell
Man United have also thought to have considered and , but the Dutch manager may be moving tentatively in the market due to financial restrictions.
The club – which is about to go into month nine of its long-running unresolved takeover process – is believed to have, and also hope to procure a world class striker during the window.
Tottenham’s Harry Kane, , and Benfica’s starboy Goncalo Ramos have all been discussed as potential targets.
Inter look to have missed out on Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta – who was being targeted as a Milan Skriniar replacement – as the
