{"id":411333,"date":"2025-09-09T20:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/411333\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:32:13","slug":"andre-onana-rejection-emerges-as-late-man-united-transfer-decision-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/411333\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Onana rejection &#8217;emerges&#8217; as late Man United transfer decision explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Manchester United transfer news as the goalkeeper is closing in on a season-long loan move to Turkish side Trabzonspor<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Grimsby-Town-v-Manchester-United-Carabao-Cup-Second-Round.jpg\" alt=\"Andre Onana reacts during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United at Blundell Park. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Andre Onana looks set to leave Manchester United on loan. (Image: Jacques Feeney\/Offside\/Offside via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manchester United goalkeeper <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/andre-onana\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Onana<\/a> is closing in on a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor, but he did have the chance to move to another <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> side in the final days of the window, according to latest reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The arrival of deadline day signing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/senne-lammens\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Senne Lammens<\/a> from Royal Antwerp has seen Onana fall down the pecking order at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/old-trafford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a> this season. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/altay-bayindir\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Altay Bayindir<\/a> has been preferred to him in the Premier League so far, with his only appearance coming in the penalty shootout loss against League Two Grimsby Town in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/carabao-cup\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Carabao Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While the transfer window may now be closed in England, the window remains open in Turkey meaning that players can still complete moves to clubs in the league. A loan move to Trabzonspor <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/andre-onana-man-united-trabzonspor-32436381\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">now looks to be on the cards for Onana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fresh report from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3539410\/lukasz-fabianski-transfer-premier-league-west-ham\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">talkSPORT<\/a> now claims that before the end of the summer transfer window in the UK, West Ham United were given the chance to sign Onana on a loan deal from United. It was a move that the outlet claims was \u2018actively considered\u2019 by the Hammers\u2019 hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package<\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/affiliates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\" alt=\"Content Image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a349<\/p>\n<p>\u00a335<\/p>\n<p>Sky<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"AffiliateContent_content-buy-btn__xWiVO buy-btn\" aria-label=\"Buy button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=11005&amp;awinaffid=213635&amp;campaign=&amp;clickref=Regionals-FootballLondon&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fdeals&amp;platform=pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Get Sky Sports here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sky has slashed the price of its <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=11005&amp;awinaffid=213635&amp;campaign=&amp;clickref=Regionals-FootballLondon&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fdeals&amp;platform=pl\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential TV and Sky Sports<\/a> bundle for the 2025\/26 season, saving members \u00a3336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, Onana\u2019s performance against Grimsby, where two of his errors in goal led to both Grimsby goals, raised concerns over a potential move. West Ham chairman David Sullivan then pulled the plug on the deal, the report adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">West Ham are now said to be instead closing in on a move for 40-year-old free agent Lukasz Fabianski. The goalkeeper only left West Ham at the end of last season, but could be in line for a sensational return to the London Stadium as they look to strengthen their goalkeeping options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The report suggests that United were considering Onana\u2019s future at the club before deadline day. At that time, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/andre-onana-manchester-united-transfer-32440206\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">club sources were unable to clarify<\/a> how the arrival of Lammens would impact the goalkeeping situation at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It now seems, however, that the decision has been made to allow Onana to leave the club. 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