Andre Onana: Why Manchester United Goalkeeper Chose Number 24 Despite Vacant 1
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Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Andre Onana from Inter Milan, and the goalkeeper will wear the number 24 jersey, leaving fans to wonder why he turned down the vacant number 1 shirt.
Onana finally joined United yesterday, ending weeks of speculation and back-and-forth negotiations over a fee with the Italian giants. He immediately jetted out to join the team in the United States.
He spent one season at the San Siro after joining last summer when he decided not to renew his contract at Ajaxafter six years with the Amsterdam club's first team.
According to The Athletic, the Cameroonian comes in to replace the departed Spanish goalkeeper as number 1. He cost the Red Devils a total package of €55m.
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Football Why Onana chose 24Onana left fans confused as to why he chose to stick with his number 24 from his former clubs when number 1 was left vacant by De Gea's departure.
Utd Districtrevealed that the former Samuel Eto'o academy star has used the number throughout his professional career as a reference to his date of birth — April 2.
He attempted to swap it for number 1 once, in the 2017/18 season at Ajax. It was disastrous: the team lost the league title and got knocked out of all cup competitions early.
He swapped back to his usual shirt for the 2018/19 season, and the team reclaimed
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