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Fabrizio Romano confirms Andre Onana transfer OFFICIAL in 48 hours
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 9 Sept 2025 07:36 BST
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Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Andre Onana's move to Trabzonspor will become official on Thursday.
On Saturday, the news broke in multiple outlets that Man Utd accepted a loan offer from Trabzonspor for the Cameroonian goalkeeper.
Current ETV
André Onana
GK
Man Utd
André Onana
GK
Man Utd
ETV Range
€24.8M - €30.3M
After a period of reflection, Onana has since accepted the move. It is a one-season loan with no option to buy.
And Romano has now revealed that the transfer will be made official on Thursday before the Turkish transfer window closes.
What did Romano say?
"Onana is going to Trabzonspor. It is now a done deal. All documents are signed," Romano told the Here We Go Podcast.
"He will travel to Turkey this week on Thursday to Turkey.
"The deal is a loan with no buy option or loan fee.
"Trabzonspor will pay the same salary he receives at Man Utd plus a signing-on fee and bonuses.
"On Thursday he will travel, have medical tests and then the deal will be official."
United have attempted all summer to offload Onana after two miserable seasons at Old Trafford.
However, United failed to find a buyer in Europe before the end of the main summer transfer window on Monday.
Despite this, United still brought in a new number one on Premier League Deadline Day in Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp.
Although the main European window closed, there were still places such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia that were open for a while longer.
And United have now managed to find a club to take Onana on in Trabzonspor.
Man Utd bought Onana for a fee of around €55 million from Inter in 2023.
Big things were expected of the Cameroonian, who had enjoyed an outstanding Champions League season with the Nerazzurri in 2022-23, playing a key role in their run to the final.
He kept more clean sheets than anyone in the tournament, including five in the knockout rounds, as Inter narrowly and unluckily lost 1-0 to Man City in the showpiece in June. He was also heralded as the best goalkeeper in the world with the ball at his feet.
However, Onana endured an error-prone season in 2023-24, with United having their worst defensive record and most goals conceded in decades.
He made a string of mistakes, in particular in the Champions League group stage elimination in games against Galatasaray, Copenhagen and Bayern Munich.
Last season Onana improved a touch earlier in the campaign but he reverted to his first season's form in 2025 as United went trophyless and finished in 15th.
And this campaign he was dropped for Altay Bayindir for the first three Premier League games of the season in a clear sign his future at United is up. Bayindir has also struggled, leading to the signing of Lammens.
Onana did play in the EFL Cup game against Grimsby but disappointed in a shock exit on penalties.
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