Andre Onana could be about to make his stay in Turkey permanent as two clubs look to seal a permanent switch for the Manchester United loanee.
Onana is on loan at Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super Lig, where he has impressed after a disappointing time in the Premier League.
The i Paper understands, as a result, Trabzonspor are hoping to make the Cameroon international’s stay permanent, while Turkish giants Besiktas are also understood to be interested.
At this stage, it is unclear what both would be willing to pay. United would look to recruit some transfer fee, given the club splurged £50m on the Cameroonian stopper three years ago.
“Onana’s career is already established,” Trabzonspor president Ertugrul Dogan said this week.
“We like him. I’ve said this before. He has a certain plan for his career. If the conditions are right, we want him to stay. The final decision will be Onana’s.”
Onana’s time in Manchester was error-strewn, with his last appearance coming in the embarrassing Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby in August, when he kept out one penalty in the shootout but couldn’t prevent Ruben Amorim’s side from losing in sudden death.
His efforts in shootouts have drastically improved. On Thursday night his three saves from spot kicks from Lubomir Satka, Marius Mouandilmadji and Yunus Emre Cift helped Trabzonspor overcome rivals Samsunspor after a goalless 120 minutes of football to reach the Turkish Cup semi-finals.
The Turkish club will now face Genclerbirligi on 13 May for the right to play Besiktas or Konyaspor in the final on the last weekend of the season.
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Those closest to Onana harboured the belief that the 30-year-old could still have a future at United, even after his loan spell.
Senne Lammens’ quick assimilation to life in Manchester has put pay to much of those hopes. Onana is due a payrise as a result of United potentially returning to the Champions League next season, which is why the club’s hierarchy are keen to get him off the books.
Turkey international Altay Bayindir is also expected to leave in the summer, with a return to Turkey also likely. Radek Vitek, on loan at Bristol City, is highly regarded and could become understudy at United to Lammens next season. Onana is seen as far too expensive an outlay to sit on the bench.
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