{"id":39707,"date":"2025-04-22T00:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39707\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T00:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:45:09","slug":"manchester-united-cant-meet-portugal-stars-63m-release-clause-as-manchester-city-plot-50m-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39707\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United can\u2019t meet Portugal star\u2019s \u00a363m release clause as Manchester City plot \u00a350m bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United are expected to move for new goalkeepers this summer, though Andre Onana\u2019s long-term future remains unclear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim<\/a> could still guide Manchester United<\/a> to Europa League glory this season, but the summer transfer window rumour mill is already churning.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest that United are moving for Matheus Cunha<\/a> and hope to have the Wolverhampton Wanderers star signed soon.<\/p>\n

Attacking additions are vital for United, but Amorim will also chase signings between the sticks.<\/p>\n

Reports ahead of the January transfer window suggested that Amorim wanted to sign two goalkeepers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t happen in January, but may well materialise this summer as United consider changes between the sticks.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey\/JAR Sport Images\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesManchester United can\u2019t afford Diogo Costa deal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Altay Bayindir is expected to leave<\/a>, whilst Tom Heaton will depart United<\/a> at the end of his contract this summer.<\/p>\n

United need to replace both of those goalkeepers, whilst Andre Onana\u2019s<\/a> poor form means a first-choice stopper may even be wanted.<\/p>\n

The Mirror<\/a> note that United are \u2018big admirers\u2019 of Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

United have been linked with Costa<\/a> in the past, and the presence of Portuguese boss Amorim may only add to that interest.<\/p>\n

However, the report states that United can\u2019t meet Costa\u2019s \u00a363million release clause, or challenge Manchester City\u2019s planned \u00a350million offer.<\/p>\n

City allegedly see Costa as the ideal replacement for Ederson and incoming sporting director Hugo Viana \u2013 who worked with Amorim at Sporting \u2013 is ready to pounce.<\/p>\n

United seemingly can\u2019t challenge for Costa\u2019s signature right now and may end up facing him in Manchester derbies to come.<\/p>\n

Andre Onana future key to any expensive goalkeeping move<\/strong><\/p>\n

We would expect United to sign two goalkeepers to replace Bayindir and Heaton, possibly with an angle towards signing homegrown goalkeepers.<\/p>\n

United have eyed Freddie Woodman ahead of his Preston North End contract expiring, whilst Blackburn Rovers stopper Aynsley Pears is on the Old Trafford radar.<\/p>\n

Any move for a goalkeeper like Costa would surely depend on Andre Onana, whose form in 2025 has been a major subject of debate.<\/p>\n

Onana has attracted Saudi Arabian interest<\/a> and his poor performances mean United may be tempted to cash in.<\/p>\n

The Mirror<\/a> add that Onana could be sold for around \u00a320million, which would pave the way for a new first-choice stopper to arrive.<\/p>\n

United appear to be prioritising funds on Cunha right now, and with no guarantee that Onana will move on, a deal for Costa just doesn\u2019t make sense \u2013 even if means seeing him join rivals City.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are expected to move for new goalkeepers this summer, though Andre Onana\u2019s long-term future remains unclear.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,22538,393,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-39707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-diogo-costa","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114378856115910310","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}