Andre Onana set to stay at Manchester United despite Saudi interest

Despite interest from Saudi clubs, Andre Onana plans to stay at Manchester United. He will return to the starting lineup against Lyon after recent struggles. Bruno Fernandes promises to fight back in the Europa League.

Andre Onana Set To Stay At Manchester United Despite Saudi Interest
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Andre Onana is attracting fresh interest from Saudi Arabian clubs but intends to stay at Manchester United and reclaim his spot. The 29-year-old Cameroonian keeper returned to Carrington after being granted time off following his error-filled performance in Lyon.

Despite being dropped for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to Newcastle, manager Ruben Amorim plans to reinstate Onana for the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon. Understudy Altay Bayindir also struggled, increasing the likelihood of Onana’s return. Although he recently changed agents—fueling transfer speculation—Onana, signed for £47.2m in 2023, is determined to prove critics wrong and help turn United’s disappointing season around.

United’s hopes of a top-four Premier League finish are gone, but they could still qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League. Club captain Bruno Fernandes promised a strong response on Thursday, with the tie currently at 2-2. Meanwhile, Real Betis are pushing to sign Antony permanently, and director Jean-Claude Blanc has stepped down to take an advisory role.

André Onana

André Onana

Goalkeaper

CameroonCameroon

Age: 29

190 cm

93 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 32 1 Missed
Saves 2 0.1 Avg
Punches 0 0.0 Avg
Pen Saved 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 9 times for 810 minutes for Europa League.

He made 24 saves and conceded 12 goals. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 14th in Europa League. In the last match Manchester United lost 4-1 against Newcastle United.

Manchester United performance and stats

Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim
Top 3 Scorers
This season

Manchester United is currently 3rd in the Europa League with 18 points.

In the last 11 games, it has won 6 times and drew 5 times. In its last match, Manchester United drew 2-2 against Olympique Lyonnais.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 9.​

Manchester United will play the next match in Europa League against Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday 17th of April in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester United winning the match.​