What Andre Onana believes about Man Utd goalkeeping situation with loan to Trabzonspor imminent

Andre Onana will become the first Man Utd player this summer to leave the club after the transfer deadline with a loan move to Trabzonspor imminent, but he’s leaving as a pretty confident man.

Senne Lammens’ signing on deadline day took the total number of senior goalkeepers at Man Utd to four, a number that was always going to be unsustainable.

Especially now that there’s no Carabao Cup (partly thanks to Andre Onana), and no European football, four goalkeepers was overkill.

However, it still says a lot about Andre Onana’s situation that the costliest goalkeeper in the squad was deemed the most expendable. The Cameroonian is reportedly having none of it, United in Focus can exclusively report.

Andre Onana’s ‘scapegoat’ stance on Man Utd situation

For all the mistakes he has made, Onana has never been one to lack confidence and talk up his own abilities.

That’s probably what started turning Man Utd fans off on him as well, and his stance on the goalkeeping situation at Old Trafford has only reinforced that.

United in Focus spoke to insider Graeme Bailey, who reports that Onana thinks he’s been made a ‘scapegoat’ for the club’s failures.

Bailey said: “Onana knew in August he could go, but he was always confident of becoming number one again. But I am told that once Lammens arrived, it was made clear to him that he was very much number three in the pecking order.

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“At that point, he knew he could not remain at the club, and that is really when his people started working hard on options for him.

“Onana firmly believes that he has been used as something of a scapegoat, and he still thinks he is the best goalkeeper United have, but he is heading into a World Cup year and African Cup of Nations in January and wants to be playing, so he has accepted the move.”

Onana’s confidence needs to translate to performances

A goalkeeper, especially at Man Utd, needs loads of confidence and stubbornness to succeed, but Onana never inspired confidence among his teammates or the fans.

It was more about his words than his actions, and that’s what he needs to address during his loan.

There’s clearly a capable goalkeeper there because he was playing in and proving to be the MVP of a Champions League final only two years ago.

Despite his move this summer, the door at Old Trafford isn’t shut permanently, as there’s no buy option/obligation.

If anything, Altay Bayindir is likely to leave next summer, so Onana can back himself to fight against Lammens if he has a good season this year.

It’s time he stopped believing he’s the best keeper United have and started proving it on the pitch.

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