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Manchester United are reportedly eyeing Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana as soon as once more, after narrowly lacking out on his signing final summer season.
United had proven robust curiosity in Onana, who stood out with a string of spectacular performances regardless of Everton’s troublesome league marketing campaign in 2023/24.
At occasions, it regarded like United had been going to land him however he ended up becoming a member of Villa as a substitute.
Villa forked out a membership document £50m to keep at bay competitors from United and different opponents, together with Arsenal, to land Onana.
The Purple Devils went on to signal Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain later within the window for an preliminary payment of £42.2m, which may rise to £50.7m with add-ons.
Regardless of some strong performances at United in his maiden 12 months in England, Ugarte has but to totally persuade that he’s the appropriate long-term match for the membership. Questions particularly linger over his limitations on the ball.
In the meantime, Onana thrived throughout a standout season with Villa, who narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification after a 2-0 defeat to United on the ultimate day. Regardless of accidents, Onana nonetheless managed 34 appearances throughout all competitions. He contributed 5 targets on this interval.
The defensive midfielder has barely put a foot flawed at Villa, incomes plaudits for his aggressive ball-winning, sharp studying of the sport, and proactive type. Onana pairs his top-tier passing capability with immense power and bodily presence, usually overpowering opponents with ease.
The center of the park is an space of the pitch United may look to bolster this summer season, in an effort to herald midfielders suited to Ruben Amorim’s most well-liked 3-4-2-1 setup.
In response to Marca’s Chris Winterburn, Onana seems to be again on United’s radar as soon as once more.
Winterburn notes that “there may be curiosity” within the Belgium worldwide. Nonetheless, it could be troublesome to get a deal executed as a result of Villa would undoubtedly slap a hefty price ticket on him.
type of motion forward of June 30 the place all kinds of shady enterprise tends to get executed today. Garnacho and Rashford gross sales may happen earlier than that point if different PL golf equipment need to do offers. There may be curiosity in Amadou Onana, but it surely’s troublesome to see a great worth being discovered.
— Chris Winterburn (@cmwinterburn) June 23, 2025
It’s understood participant gross sales may assist United in the event that they intend to press ahead for Onana.
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho’s exits may add much-needed funds to United’s switch price range, which has been depleted by the arrival of Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers and the upcoming signing of Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo.
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