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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 purpose, who was being obstructed by a few Wolves gamers.
However this has develop into a norm within the English recreation with backup keeper Altay Bayindir equally caught out in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur within the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Apparently, the United No 1 was at fault for the set-piece targets in opposition to Arsenal as properly and after a brilliant begin this season, the Cameroonian’s type has slipped badly just lately.
Onana has been poor just lately
He has dedicated high-profile errors each within the league and in Europe and Ruben Amorim is way from happy with The Every 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 Previous Trafford facet 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 ÂŁ16.3 million on him final yr and won’t let him go for lower than ÂŁ30 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 quite a lot of poor shows, together with within the 2-0 Boxing Day defeat at Wolves.
“The United hierarchy are totally conscious of the difficulty 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 terms of short-passing with their shot-saving stats nearly similar.
The Peoples Particular person has already relayed that Amorim needs elevated competitors in between the sticks with United eyeing quite a lot of younger goalkeepers throughout Europe and even South America.
Bayindir has been linked with an exit with the Turk not comfortable along with his lack of minutes and based mostly on his displaying in opposition to Spurs, he’s not prone 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 should even be attention-grabbing to see whether or not INEOS can afford a brand new goalie particularly with the complete squad in pressing want of a revamp.
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