Manchester United have wanted to bolster the goalkeeping position this summer.
After Andre Onana had a disappointing campaign between the sticks, fans are keen to see change in the position.
However, selling Onana looked like a difficult task for Manchester United with no clubs putting their hands up with interest in the opening weeks of the transfer window.
Onana has stated a desire to remain at Old Trafford beyond this summer and due to that the prospect of signing a big money replacement was instantly wiped off the table.
Edwin van der Sar has backed Onana to improve next season, urging Ruben Amorim to stick with the former Ajax goalkeeper and this looked likely to be the case.
Despite returning to Carrington for training, Onana has picked up an injury to keep him out of pre-season. Which has ignited the search for a goalkeeper.
Photo by Isosport/MB Media/Getty ImagesSenne Lammens has already responded to Manchester United links
With a goalkeeper now becoming a priority, United are pushing forward to sign Senne Lammens, as United in Focus exclusively revealed, with the 23-year-old a long term target, having been linked for much of this year.
Back in February, Lammens spoke about moving to United and admitted he would be very interested in the chances of this move.
“The first time I heard it, I thought: wow, Immediately a world team that follows you. That is special,” said Lammens.
“Of course, I was also spoken to about it a lot and when I made a save in training, it was United this, United that. Funny, I would do it the other way around too. But you can’t dwell on it for too long. They are still just rumours.”
Lammens was first linked in December and has long been considered a second choice goalkeeper who would seriously push Onana for his place as the starter.
Lammens has potential to be one of Europe’s best goalkeepers
Onana has far from nailed down a place in the starting line-up under Amorim, which even saw Altay Bayindir threaten to displace the Cameroonian.
So with the possible arrival of Lammens, Onana would absolutely have to up his game. The Belgian goalkeeper is seen as the best in his country, and the stats from SofaScore prove that he could soon be the best in Europe.
Infographic from SofaScore showing Senne Lammens’ 2024-25 stats.
Lammens is seen as a ‘baby Courtois’, which is an exciting prediction.
Last season, Lammens led the Belgian Pro League for saves (127) and also the highest save percentage (81.4%) out of all other goalkeepers.
Lammens also conceded a massive 14.5 goals less than his expected goals would have predicted which is a huge over performance, showing he is a top shot stopper.