Manchester United have made contact with Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana to register their interest in signing him.
The Red Devils are preparing to wave goodbye to current shot-stopper David de Gea at the end of June, with his 12-year stay on course to come to end after failing to agree a new contract. De Gea could yet sign a new deal but manager Erik ten Hag is being proactive and identifying targets to become his new first-choice goalkeeper.
Onana, 27, has been shortlisted after working with Ten Hag for the entirety of his four-and-a-half-year reign at Ajax. Comfortable with the ball at his feet and familiar with the Dutchman's system, United appear ready to green-light a move.
According to the Mail, Old Trafford chiefs have sounded out the Cameroonian but face Inter's £50million asking price. Onana has only been with Inter for one season - and a memorable campaign at that - but the prospect of a reunion with Ten Hag could be enough to prise him away from San Siro.
Helping the Nerazzurri reach this season's Champions League final, the 27-year-old made the most saves in the competition while also helping Inter win the Coppa Italia. Their third-place finish in Serie A guarantees them Champions League football next term, yet the Italian giants remain in financial difficulty.
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Selling Onana to United could greatly ease pressure on the board, with Chelsea also having expressed interest. Even if De Gea, 32, signs a new contract, Ten Hag might still look to recruit a new goalkeeper in order to challenge him.
Over the winter, there was confidence that the long-serving United goalkeeper would agree to take a significant wage cut in order to extend his stay at Old Trafford. "I'm very relaxed," De Gea told the Manchester Evening News in January. "Just focus on training, perform as best as I can. But, for sure, it's going to end in a good way."
When asked whether he'd like to end his career with the Red Devils, the 32-year-old replied: "I hope so. I was saying this is my club, I've been here many, many years and it's a huge honour to be here and I'm so happy here."
After United snubbed the option of automatically extending De Gea's £375,000-a-week contract until 2024, Ten Hag insisted that he wants his shot-stopper to remain at the club, despite multiple poor performances late in the campaign. "I think we want him to stay and he wants to stay so I think we will find each other," the Red Devils boss declared.
Porto's Diogo Costa, Everton's Jordan Pickford, and Brentford's David Raya are among Ten Hag's other options should De Gea depart.
