Meet Dr Melanie Kamayou, Manchester United star Andre Onana’s wife whose medicine he claimed to accidentally take after it resulted in ban

Andre Onana sealed a £47.2 million move to Manchester United and his wife Dr Melanie Kamayou arrived in the Premier League by his side.

Dr Melanie Kamayou has a successful career of her own as a businesswoman and philanthropist, per The Sun. She is also the co-chair of Andre Onana's foundation which was founded in 2016.

The Cameroonian is a qualified pharmacist and she was first spotted alongside Onana at the 2019 Ballon d'Or ceremony. However, the new Manchester United goalkeeper's career took a turn for the worse two years later.

Onana, 27, was banned from playing football for 12 months after he tested positive for Furosemide, which is a banned substance. The shot-stopper claimed that it was his wife's medication, which he mistakenly took.

The Cameroon international and his former club Ajax appealed the decision and the ban was reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He would leave the Johan Cruyff Arena last summer to join Inter Milan.

However, Onana would then be reunited with his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag at Manchester United this summer. Kamayou posted a snap of herself and her husband just days after he completed his move to Old Trafford. She captioned the Instagram post:

Instagram Post

The 26-year-old philanthropist wasn't actually born in Cameroon but rather in Paris, France, per The Sports Grail. She also grew up in several countries such as Algeria, Cameroon, France, and USA.

She is quite a private person but boasts 11.1k followers on Instagram. That following is likely to increase following her partner's transfer to Manchester United.

Onana's move to the Red Devils has allowed Ten Hag to play with a goalkeeper he knows all too well. The Dutch tactician oversaw his development at