{"id":4905,"date":"2026-03-05T08:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/4905\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:45:56","slug":"senne-lammens-royal-antwerp-confident-of-agreeing-club-record-deal-with-man-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/4905\/","title":{"rendered":"Senne Lammens: Royal Antwerp \u201cconfident\u201d of agreeing club-record deal with Man United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are working on further improving their squad before Monday\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Despite United\u2019s abysmal start to the new campaign and Ruben Amorim\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2025\/08\/28\/details-about-amorims-handling-of-man-united-players-emerge-298228\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:concerning comments;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">concerning comments<\/a> about his players, INEOS have no plans to jettison their head coach so early in the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Instead the club\u2019s hierarchy are trying to bring in a new goalkeeper on the back of Andre Onana\u2019s disastrous showing at Grimsby Town.<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens destined to join Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>According to journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sachatavolieri\/status\/1961433435311857869\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sacha Tavolieri;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sacha Tavolieri<\/a>, United are in talks with Royal Antwerp for the transfer of their highly-rated goalkeeper Senne Lammens.<\/p>\n<p>It is claimed the Belgian outfit are \u201cvery confident\u201d of selling Lammens to the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on X, Tavolieri revealed: \u201cTalks has been accelerating in the last hours and RAFC\u2019s now very confident to get the deal done during the week-end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is believed the deal for the 23-year-old\u2019s services is worth \u20ac25 million.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Standing in at 6\u20194\u2033, Lammens is viewed as the possible heir to Thibaut Courtois in Belgium, owing to his imposing presence and sharp reflexes.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, Galatasaray <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2025\/08\/26\/senne-lammens-race-cl-side-offering-better-financial-package-than-united-298110\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:have tried to outbid United;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">have tried to outbid United<\/a>, but Lammens has given the \u201cgreen light\u201d to a move to Old Trafford. He will reportedly sign a five-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens out of Royal Antwerp training<\/p>\n<p>It appears the Antwerp number one\u2019s exit is a matter of when, and not if, as Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad (via <a href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/player-out-of-training-and-squad-transfer-to-manchester-united-within-touching-distance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sport Witness;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sport Witness<\/a>) reports the player is out of group training.<\/p>\n<p>Further, it is thought he will not be in the squad to face\u00a0Westerlo on Saturday as Antwerp are anticipating a \u201cmajor outgoing transfer.\u201d Their current biggest sale is the \u20ac20m deal which took Arthur Vermeeren to Atletico Madrid in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Manager Stef Wils is quoted as saying: \u201cSenne is following an individual program, in consultation with all parties. That\u2019s a logical decision. Since this could be a major outgoing transfer, we want to minimise the risk of injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Featured image Octavio Passos via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easypolls.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:online polls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">online polls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are working on further improving their squad before Monday\u2019s deadline. 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