18, July 2023
Man United finally reach an agreement to buy Andre Onana for an initial £43m 0
Manchester United have reached agreement with Inter Milan to sign goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Onana has also agreed personal terms and is expected to sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford with the option for another year.
Inter believe the fee for the Cameroonian goalkeeper will be around £43m including add-ons.
United are set to announce the deal on Monday and are trying to process Onana’s visa so he can travel with the rest of the squad on tour to the US on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old could make his debut against Arsenal in New Jersey on Saturday with United also facing Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund on the trip.
United have been looking for a new No.1 since deciding not to extend David de Gea’s 12-year career at Old Trafford.
De Gea left as a free agent at the end of June after manager Eric ten Hag insisted he wanted a goalkeeper who is better with the ball at his feet.
That is one of the strongest areas in Onana’s game having played under Ten Hag at Ajax before joining Inter last summer.
Onana made 41 appearances in all competitions during his solitary season at the San Siro as Simone Inzhagi’s side captured the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana while reaching the final of the Champions League.
The Onana deal will take United’s spending this summer past the £100m mark after Mason Mount moved from Chelsea for £60m.
Source: Dailymail.co.uk
26, July 2023
Al Hilal 300-million-euro move: Kylian Mbappe won’t talk! 0
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has refused to meet officials from Al Hilal, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Saudis’ ambitious hopes of completing a world record 300-million-euro ($333 million) swoop.
The French star has refused “any discussion with the representatives of the Al-Hilal club, present in Paris this Wednesday,” reported L’Equipe sports daily.
According to the report, a delegation from the Saudi club came to Paris to finalise the transfer of Brazilian Malcom from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
They also wanted to present their project to Mbappe while in the French capital.
“This approach will not succeed,” added L’Equipe because the entourage of the 24-year-old player “refused any discussions with the representatives of the Saudi club”.
“The captain of Les Bleus has never considered this option,” the report added.
Riyadh-based Al Hilal had been given permission to open talks with Mbappe despite him never having expressed an interest in moving to the fast-growing Saudi league.
Mbappe has one year left on his contract with PSG, who want him to leave now rather than for nothing next summer.
But Mbappe is refusing to sign a new contract and the French champions believe he has already struck a deal to move to Real Madrid next year.
Source: AFP