‘Onana should be sold for €100m’ to Chelsea

Carlo Garganese

• 21 Mar 2023 12:50 GMT
• 3 min read

Inter Milan legend Gianluca Pagliuca believes that the club should sell goalkeeper Andre Onana if an offer of €100 million or more is tabled this summer.

Onana has developed into one of the best goalkeepers in world football this season at Inter, playing a key role in the Nerazzurri’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The Cameroonian’s fantastic form has led to strong interest from the Premier League, with a number of reports in recent days that Chelsea are set to make a big-money move.

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London rivals Tottenham have also been linked, as they prepare to find a new number one to replace Hugo Lloris.

Pagliuca, who starred for Inter from 1994 to 1999, has hailed Onana’s performance last week as Inter eliminated Porto in the Champions League last-16 with a 0-0 draw in Portugal.

But he believes that the goalkeeper has a price like everyone else.

What did Pagliuca say about Onana?

"Against Porto, in my opinion, he was the best player on the pitch. I really liked his performance a lot,” Pagliuca told SempreInter.com.

"The sense of security he spreads, his ball distribution, rushing out, the decisive saves, especially the ones that look easy but in reality are very difficult, when the ball bounced around in front of you.

"He really did well, he gave me a sense of security. He had a fantastic game.

"[If a big money offer were to arrive for Onana, should Inter sell?] Guglielmo Vicario [of Empoli] is a very good goalkeeper, he will be the most sought-after goalkeeper of the transfer window.

“Having said this, if a foreign club were to arrive and offer €100m, Inter would do well to sell Onana.

"Otherwise, unless a huge big money offer were to arrive, I think Inter will keep him."

Onana joined Inter on a free transfer from Ajax last summer.

The 26-year-old has been a revelation at San Siro, displacing long-term number one Samir Handanovic from the starting XI.