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Manchester United succumbed to their third straight loss in a row on Thursday as relegation battling Wolverhampton Wanderers emerged 2-0 victors on the Molineux.
Set-pieces proceed to be the Purple Devils’ Achilles heel and Wolves scored immediately from a nook by way of Matheus Cunha, who lobbed Andre Onana in purpose, who was being obstructed by a few Wolves gamers.
However this has grow to be a norm within the English sport with backup keeper Altay Bayindir similarly caught out towards Tottenham Hotspur within the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Apparently, the United No 1 was at fault for the set-piece targets towards Arsenal as nicely and after a shiny begin this season, the Cameroonian’s kind has slipped badly lately.
Onana has been poor lately
He has dedicated high-profile errors each within the league and in Europe and Ruben Amorim is way from happy with The Daily Star claiming that the Portuguese is looking out for a substitute.
He has eyes on Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen, who was a target for the Old Trafford side when he was part of Anderlecht however the 22-year-old selected to maneuver to the South Coast in 2023 as an alternative.
The Seagulls had spent £16.3 million on him final 12 months and won’t let him go for lower than £30 million with a deal unlikely to be entertained earlier than the conclusion of the present marketing campaign.
“Manchester United have begun the seek for a brand new keeper – and Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen is on their radar. Present Reds primary Andre Onana is more and more unsettled after numerous poor shows, together with within the 2-0 Boxing Day defeat at Wolves.
“The United hierarchy are totally conscious of the problem surrounding £47.5million Onana – therefore the hunt for a high keeper is already underway.
“And at current Dutch worldwide Verbruggen, 22, appears to be the favorite on the Previous Trafford stopper shopping-list. With greater than three years left on his contract on the South Coast, the Seagulls man, a £16.3m purchase from Anderlecht in June 2023, would price across the £30m mark.”
The Dutch goalie has stored 4 clear sheets this season whereas final time period he had seven shutouts. He’s adept with the ball at his ft and as per Fbref, surpasses Onana’s lengthy passing, finishing 50.5% lengthy passes as in comparison with Onana’s 40.2%.
Verbruggen a high goal
The Brighton shot-stopper is even higher in relation to short-passing with their shot-saving stats nearly an identical.
The Peoples Particular person has already relayed that Amorim wants increased competition in between the sticks with United eyeing numerous young goalkeepers across Europe and even South America.
Bayindir has been linked with an exit with the Turk not happy with his lack of minutes and based mostly on his exhibiting towards Spurs, he’s not likely to last beyond the current season.
Whether or not Verbruggen is introduced in as a No 1 or as a direct competitor for Onana stays to be seen. It can even be attention-grabbing to see whether or not INEOS can afford a brand new goalie particularly with your entire squad in pressing want of a revamp.
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