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Topics: Manchester United, Premier League, Football, Formula 1
Ryan Smart
Topics: Manchester United, Premier League, Football, Formula 1
A former Premier League goalkeeper has 'offered himself' to Manchester United as a free agent amid the club's current crisis.
Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana are United's current goalkeeping options, along with veteran shot-stopper Tom Heaton.
Onana has not played in the Premier League so far this season, with Bayindir taking his place for all three matches.
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But the Turkish goalkeeper has looked less than convincing, failing to claim the ball from a corner that directly led to Arsenal's goal in their 1-0 opening-day win over United on the opening day.
And Onana made his own error leading to a goal before United suffered a humiliating penalty shootout to Grimsby in the Carabao Cup second round on Wednesday.
Amorim's side are in talks to sign Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp, though the 23-year-old is untested outside of Belgian football and has never played for the senior national team.
Ahead of Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, a former Premier League goalkeeper has - not entirely seriously - offered his services to United.
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Ex-Newcastle, Norwich and Luton goalkeeper Tim Krul, who is a special guest at the Grand Prix, told Sky Sports' Craig Slater that he is still a free agent and available to be signed.
"I'm on a free, mate," he said.
"At the end of the day, it's a heavy shirt, especially Man United. To play in the Theatre of Dreams is obviously a big pressure. So yeah, let's see what the next 24 hours brings."
Krul, now 37, would add Premier League experience to any club, having racked up over 200 appearances in the English top flight.
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Known for his penalty-saving specialities, the Dutch shot-stopper was used solely for a penalty shootout by ex-United boss Louis van Gaal during the 2014 World Cup.
But Krul was dropped by Norwich midway through the 2022/23 Championship season, and hasn't played a league match since then - meaning his situation probably isn't one for United fans to pay too much attention to over the next 24 hours.