Saudi Arabia continues to operate aggressively in the summer transfer market after the Public Investment Fund-backed offensive to prize top talent away from the European game now targets a possible move for star Inter Milan keeper André Onana.
Reports from CBS Sports’ James Benge detail an official offer from Roshn Saudi League giants Al-Nassr that could potentially hijack Manchester United’s attempts to secure a new first-choice shot-stopper while reuniting Erik ten Hag with a former pupil.
Exclusive: Al Nassr have lodged a lucrative offer for Andre Onana, Manchester United’s first choice goalkeeping target this summer.
The Saudi Pro League wants the best players they can find and there weren’t many keepers better than Onana last season. https://t.co/oEu7MIBHCJ
— James Benge (@jamesbenge) July 3, 2023
The 27-year-old former La Masia attendee turned Ajax shot-stopper became a key piece of the puzzle at Inter Milan in 2022-23 and a vital member of a side that unexpectedly reached the finals of the Champions League.
Onana would become the latest in a laundry list of footballers plying their respective trades in the top echelon of football in Europe that Saudi Arabia has aggressively targeted across a summer transfer remit meant to change the rhetoric surrounding football in the Gulf kingdom while making it a desirable destination to some of the biggest names in the beautiful game.
Per Benge’s report, “Al-Nassr had been linked with a move for David de Gea, whose contract at Old Trafford expired at the end of last month, but rather than doing a favor to United, could instead hand a significant blow to Ten Hag’s plans by swooping in to secure the services of Onana. If they were to miss out on their favored goalkeeper, De Gea would be a fallback option. The Riyadh side has already secured the services of Marcelo Brozović this month and is working to add Seko Fofana to a squad that includes United legend, Cristiano Ronaldo.”
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