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ROME, July 20 — Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana is joining Manchester United from Inter Milan as the Reds gear up to install a new No.1 for the first time since 2011. Andre Onana arrived at Carrington on Wednesday afternoon ahead of his Manchester United medical.
The Cameroonian goalkeeper is poised to become Erik ten Hag’s second edition of the summer transfer window following the capture of Mason Mount earlier this month.
United reached an agreement to sign Onana on Tuesday after positive discussions with Inter in recent weeks and will pay £43.8m with a potential £3.4m in add-ons dependent on performance and success. The MEN understands Onana was originally due to fly to Manchester on Tuesday night but his flight was cancelled and the 27-year-old eventually touched down at Manchester Airport at around 3 pm on Wednesday afternoon.
He was ferried into United’s training complex in the back of a black Mercedes van and the club is aiming for him to join the squad on their tour of the United States as soon as possible.
Club sources said they were pleased to add another top-quality player to the squad early in pre-season.
United and Inter have a productive relationship, having negotiated deals for Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young, and Alexis Sanchez in the last four years with the assistance of intermediaries. The imminent addition of Onana will take United’s spending up to £102m in up-front fees from a budget of around £120m. United intend to sign a striker and that investment will have to be underpinned by sales.
