Man Utd Player's Old Trafford Career Now 'Over' After Brutal Ruben Amorim Call

Ruben Amorim was 'dissatisfied' with Andre Onana as his pre-season hamstring injury and substandard performances overshadowed the goalkeeper's last days at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have struggled to field a top-level goalkeeper since David De Gea's last season at the club, with Onana and Altay Bayindir unable to provide a reliable backstop in a struggling team.

Onana's loan move to Turkish side Trabzonspor is expected to be confirmed soon. The Super Lig transfer window is still open and reports indicate that the necessary agreements are in place.

United are likely to start Sunday's derby against Manchester City with a debutant goalkeeper, 23-year-old Senne Lammens. The Belgian has been identified as the solution in what's become a problem position for the Red Devils.

Onana's departure is a temporary one and he is contracted at United until 2028 but correspondent Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic considers it the end of his United career.

"Although it is a straight loan, he is effectively ending his United career with this switch," writes Whitwell. "An Old Trafford return after a season of Super Lig football is highly unlikely."

While Amorim had reportedly promoted Bayindir to first choice at Onana's expense, neither was able to pin down the place with anything approaching competence in the early part of 2025-26.

The United hierarchy weren't planning to sign a new goalkeeper until Amorim's frustration with Onana grew in pre-season.

"Amorim’s strength of personality can be seen again in Onana’s exit from United," reports Whitwell.

"Circumstances changed when Onana returned for pre-season. His hamstring injury, picked up on the first day at Carrington, and an expectation that he would remain No 1, left Amorim dissatisfied.

Andre Onana has struggled at Man Utd (Image: Getty)

"Despite expecting to play, Onana was left out of the squad to face Arsenal, and Amorim kept him on the bench against Fulham and Burnley either side of the blunders [against Grimsby Town] at Blundell Park."

With Lammens signed and Onana on the way out, United will hope they can look forward to playing with a more reliable stopper in the Premier League this season.

Onana's moments of madness continue

Former Ajax and Inter Milan goalkeeper Onana has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the international break.

Cameroon lost by a single goal against Cape Verde in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, a result that took the Blue Sharks four points clear in the race for a World Cup spot while Cameroon, in second in their group, are currently on track for elimination before the second round of CAF qualification.

Onana was deemed at fault for Dailon Livramento's goal. The United goalkeeper stayed on his line after Livramento got in behind, leaving the Casa Pia forward with an easy finish.

He was then involved in an altercation with a disgruntled supporter.