Manchester United's summer preparations have been a beacon of excitement, with key players such as Rashford and Fernando Fernandes returning to training on Saturday (15) following last week's comfortable warm-up win over Leeds United. Transfer sensation Fabrizio Romano broke the news that United will lock up two goalkeepers in the near future, among which, the £47 million (about HK$480 million) transfer of Onana has been basically finalized, and the player is about to leave for England to complete the signing formalities. Meanwhile, negotiations for Japanese goalkeeper Suzuki Choyan are also in full swing, and United's goalkeeping drought seems to be coming to an end.
After a stint in Norway, the stars whose return to the squad was delayed due to international engagements gathered at the Carrington training base on Saturday. Rashford, Bono Fernandes, Casimiru, Harry Makouni, Kristian Alisson and others returned to the team, although the first day of their return was just a simple fitness training, but are expected to make their debut in the friendly match with Lyon next Wednesday (19), and then the team will start the United States of America training tour, which will be against Arsenal, Real Madrid, Dortmund and other strong teams.
United's goalkeeping position has been in crisis since Dikia left the club at the end of his contract, with Deon Henderson even being dropped by coach Tannhäuser. In the last match against Leeds United, the 37-year-old Townshend was on the verge of being dropped. However, this crisis is expected to be alleviated before the American training tour.Fabrizio Romano revealed that Manchester United have reached an agreement with Inter Milan to acquire Cameroonian goalkeeper Onana for a fee of £47 million. The 27-year-old goalkeeper is expected to undergo a medical and sign in Manchester on Monday (17), with United hoping to complete the deal before departing for the United States.
