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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 Pink Devils’ Achilles heel and Wolves scored straight from a nook via Matheus Cunha, who lobbed Andre Onana in aim, who was being obstructed by a few Wolves gamers.
However this has turn out to be a norm within the English sport with backup keeper Altay Bayindir equally 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 properly 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 much from happy with The Day by day Star claiming that the Portuguese is looking out for a alternative.
He has eyes on Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen, who was a goal for the Outdated Trafford facet when he was part of Anderlecht however the 22-year-old selected to maneuver to the South Coast in 2023 as a substitute.
The Seagulls had spent £16.3 million on him final yr 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 a variety of 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“And at current Dutch worldwide Verbruggen, 22, appears to be the favorite on the Outdated Trafford stopper shopping-list.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 saved 4 clear sheets this season whereas final time period he had seven shutouts. He’s adept with the ball at his toes 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 on the subject of short-passing with their shot-saving stats virtually an identical.
The Peoples Individual has already relayed that Amorim needs elevated competitors in between the sticks with United eyeing a variety of younger goalkeepers throughout Europe and even South America.
Bayindir has been linked with an exit with the Turk not glad together with his lack of minutes and primarily based on his displaying towards Spurs, he isn’t more likely to final past the present 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 fascinating to see whether or not INEOS can afford a brand new goalie particularly with the whole squad in pressing want of a revamp.
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