Andre Onana could transform Man United but has fallen out with Erik ten Hag before
Andre Onana has the potential to be a transformative signing for Manchester United.
That isn't something said too often about a goalkeeper but the Cameroonian, who United hope to sign from Inter Milan for around £43million, could take Erik ten Hag's team to the next level.
Onana, 27, is very well known to United's manager given they spent four-and-a-half years working together at Ajax, but it's fair to say it wasn't always straightforward between them.
Nonetheless, it's clear Ten Hag wants Onana to succeed David de Gea as United's No 1 and this offers us plenty of clues about how the Dutchman wants his team to play going forward.
In many ways, Onana has a totally contrasting style to De Gea.
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Whereas the Spaniard is an outstanding shot-stopper capable of spectacular saves that rescued United so many times during his 12 years there, he isn't the most comfortable with the ball at his feet.
That became more and more apparent last season, with mistakes also creeping into his game.
De Gea made high-profile errors against Brentford, West Ham and Sevilla, before being held responsible for Ilkay Gundogan's winning goal for Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
He often looked skittish when in possession of the ball and lacked the distribution skills beyond the simplest of short passes, usually to Lisandro Martinez when the Argentine was playing.
But, as he showed to a huge audience in Inter's Champions League final defeat to City last month, Onana is entirely comfortable with the ball at his feet and has a mixed range of passing any outfield player would be proud of.
Regular watchers of Serie A already knew this. In league matches last season, Onana completed all 224
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