Man Utd submit fresh offer after Onana drops HUGE transfer hint

Tom Weber

• 6 Jul 2023 10:20 CDT
• 3 min read

Manchester United have submitted a fresh offer for Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The Cameroonian has emerged as Erik ten Hag's number-one target to replace David de Gea, who is now a free agent after United reneged on their initial contract offer for their long-time servant. Onana already starred under the Dutchman at Ajax.

Talks between Inter and United over a possible Onana transfer have been going on for several days, but the Red Devils' approaches had thus far proved unsatisfactory to the Nerrazzuri hierarchy, with their sporting director Piero Ausilio airing his frustration on Wednesday.

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"As of today, the proposals are not at the level we expected," he said. "In this moment, he's our goalkeeper and Andre is a key player for us - we'd like to keep him, then we'll see what happens. We wait for him on 13 July for pre-season."

United saw their opening bid of €40 million plus €6m in add-ons rejected, but they have now improved their offer.

A new bid and a cryptic message

According to Fabrizio Romano, United's new bid clocks in at €45m plus €5m add-ons. Inter are said to be holding out for a "€60m package," if the Italian is to be believed. But the transfer expert also mentioned that "sources believe €55m could be the right number to make it happen."

This comes after Onana apparently dropped a cryptic message on his Instagram account. "Every life has a story, and every story has an end… never fool anyone," the caption read, accompanied by a picture of one foot wearing a sandal and another wearing a designer shoe.

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Perhaps this was a response to the remarks made by Ausilio. Inter vice-president Javier Zanetti also commented on the situation on Wednesday, saying: "When you have important players, it’s normal that there are requests, but for now Onana is one of our players and we hope to keep all the important ones."