Ruben Amorim's summer transfer plan was greatly affected, when goalkeeper No. 1 Andrre Onana had a serious injury. This will force MU to actively bring back to a new goalkeeper instead of lying still waiting.
According to the latest information, the waistal injury forced Onana to take a break from 6 to 8 weeks, making the ability to participate in the pre -season trip of his season uncertainty. In addition, he may have to be absent from the opening match of the Premier League 2025/26 against Arsenal on August 17.
This is a strong blow with MU, forcing coach Amorim to plan to recruit a goalkeeper before the season begins. Onana itself, if you stay, you also need a hard name to compete for the main capture. Currently, Onana will have to undergo additional tests, giving a more accurate time for his recovery.
After losing Onana, MU had goalkeeper Altay Bayırır at No. 2, along with Tom Heaton as a reserve goalkeeper after signing a one -year extension contract with Old Trafford. The Czech goalkeeper Radek Vitek, 21, was also highly appreciated at MU and has just returned after a successful loan at the BW Linz Club, giving him the opportunity to join the trip before the Red Devils' season.
After having a friendly match with Leeds United in Sweden next weekend, MU will fly to the United States to play with friendly matches against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton on the east coast. They also closed the plan to prepare for the new season when welcoming Fiorentina at home with on August 9, 1 week before the Premier League 2025/26 opened.
Currently, coach Amorim has an eye on some goalkeepers to replace or fiercely compete with Onana. The Cameroon goalkeeper made serious mistakes since he moved to Old Trafford for £ 47.2 million from Inter in 2023.
It should be emphasized that the Portuguese military leader eliminated the Onana from the squad in April 2025 after a poor performance before Lyon in the Europa League, and then had to sit on the base for Bayırır in the last round of the Premier League last season. According to the British press, MU contacted goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa, but currently the parties have not reached any agreement, because the two clubs are having a big difference in pricing for the 2022 World Cup champion.
Overall, MU will be very difficult to find a good goalkeeper when competing fiercely in the Premier League market for the goalkeeper position. In fact, there have been many changes in the wooden frame in the summer market 2025. The fact that Kepa Arrizabalaga moved to Arsenal made Bournemouth need to find a replacement. They recruited Djordje Petrovic from Chelsea, while Sunderland also competed to get this Serbian player.
Wolves and Sunderland will evaluate potential contracts for this position, and there are a number of goalkeepers who can consider finding new stops. For example, Aaron Ramsdale, after relegation with Southampton, wanted to improve the chance to attend the 2026 World Cup by staying in the Premier League. Sam Johnstone, another England goalkeeper, was limited to playing time at Wolves last season so he wanted to find new stops.
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Therefore, Amorim faced many difficulties in finding people to replace Onana before the new fake season. The Portuguese strategist wants his squad to be ready before flying to the US to join the season. In this respect, it would not be ideal if his No. 1 goalkeeper was not prepared for the campaign along with the rest of the defense.
On the other hand, Onana's performance is one of the big problems that MU encountered in the past year made them miserable. It was the Red Devils fans called for change of the temple guard, because Onana often passed the ball with adventure legs and making a mistake to choose a bad position, creating conditions for the opponent to shot the ball, making the home team drunk.
