Erik ten Hag ‘met Andre Onana in Amsterdam to persuade him to affix Man United’, after deciding he might ‘not belief David de Gea following his FA Cup remaining nightmare’

Erik ten Hag organized a face-to-face assembly with Andre Onana to lure him to Manchester United after dropping religion in David de Gea on the finish of final season, in response to reviews.

Onana completed his £47m move to Old Trafford from Inter Milan final week, however Ten Hag obtained the ball rolling on the deal a number of weeks earlier.

His choice to pursue Onana got here after De Gea’s disastrous finish to the season that culminated in him failing to maintain out two long-range Ilkay Gundogan volleys within the FA Cup remaining as United had been crushed 2-1 by bitter rivals Manchester City, as reported by The Athletic.

Ten Hag had proven curiosity in Onana earlier within the season, having beforehand labored with him at Ajax between 2017 and 2022. 

Nevertheless, Onana was initially underneath the impression {that a} swap to United would see him compete for a spot with De Gea somewhat than substitute him.

Andre Onana joined Manchester United from Inter Milan for £47m final week

He has changed goalkeeper David de Gea, who left United United earlier this month 

Erik ten Hag misplaced belief in De Gea on the finish of final season and determined to maneuver for Onana

That every one modified within the remaining weeks of final season, although, as De Gea made two pricey errors in United’s 3-0 defeat in opposition to Sevilla that noticed them knocked out of the Europa League, after which conceded a delicate aim in a 1-0 loss at West Ham simply two weeks later.

Doubts began creeping into Ten Hag’s thoughts with every mistake, and De Gea’s efficiency within the cup remaining at Wembley was the ultimate straw.

The Dutchman had constantly defended De Gea all through the marketing campaign, and had seen enhancements in his skill to play out from the again, regardless of repeated criticism from followers and pundits.

De Gea had prompt a brand new deal was a formality, however United are adamant a proper proposal wasn’t made and nothing was signed.

After the FA Cup remaining, with Ten Hag’s blessing, United provided De Gea a brand new define proposal with much less cash and a shorter contract on the desk, making it clear he might keep as a No 2 or transfer on.

De Gea introduced his exit from the membership shortly afterwards, bringing to an finish his 12-year keep in Manchester. 

United wasted little time to find his substitute, and had already began lining up Onana weeks earlier than De Gea’s departure was confirmed. 

Ten Hag was initially involved with a senior agent at Wasserman Media Group, Yalcin Sarina, a few potential transfer for his consumer Denzel Dumfries. Sarina then introduced up the supply of Dumfries’ Inter team-mate Onana, and Ten Hag was instantly .

United registered their curiosity in Onana previous to the Champions League remaining, the place he impressed as Inter suffered a slim defeat by the hands of Metropolis, together with his passing out from the again coming to the fore.

They weren’t the one membership monitoring Onana, although, with Chelsea additionally eager on the shot-stopper.

However United had been determined to get their man, and their head of recruitment, Steve Brown, held a gathering with Albert Botines, the agent who finalised Onana’s free switch from Ajax to Inter final summer time.

Onana impressed within the Champions League remaining final month, and can now get the possibility to additional improve his popularity within the Premier League at United

Ten Hag then took issues into his personal arms, travelling to Amsterdam to talk to Onana in particular person alongside Sarina at Wasserman’s workplaces.

The talks went properly, convincing Onana that United was the best membership for him, and the deal lastly went by final Thursday.

The 27-year-old has joined up together with his team-mates on their US tour and watched on from the sidelines as they beat Arsenal 2-0 on Saturday night time.

He might make his United debut on Tuesday night time when the staff face Hollywood-owned Wrexham in California.