Manchester United are “very interested” in Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, according to Foot Mercato reporter Sebastien Denis.
Arsenal have been linked with a move for the Belgian international in recent days but Denis says that Barcelona and the Red Devils are the likeliest teams to make an approach for the player:
🚨Exclusive 🔴🔵 #PremierLeague #mercato
▪️ Amadou Onana impressionne en Premier League et pourrait quitter les Toffees l’été prochain voire cet hiver
▪️Everton réclame entre 55 et 60 M€
▪️ le Barça a déjà rencontré l’entourage du milieu 🇧🇪
▪️ Manchester United toujours très… pic.twitter.com/DwBtqRrhXW— Sébastien Denis (@sebnonda) December 20, 2023
Fans on X are pretty enthusiastic about the prospect of signing Onana, especially if he is available for €55m (£47.6m) as Denis claims:
Bring him in, this guy is solid
— Sericky NG (@Stevenflex10) December 20, 2023
Sign him
— bellaflorida (@bellaflorida15) December 20, 2023
@ManUtd we HAVE to sign him
— __miss_senorita (@Sweetness_Sage) December 20, 2023
I hope this happens.
— • tuu • (@kgosietsile_tt) December 20, 2023
This is a bargain
We must be 💯 behind this deal in the summer
— KRÎSHNA (@madgamer0029) December 20, 2023
United should do everything to sign him
— Litesh Kalwani 🔰 (@Liteshkalwani) December 20, 2023
Onana has stepped up his game this season
The 22-year-old had a rather indifferent first 12 months after joining Everton from Lille for £33.5m last year. It has taken him quite a while to adapt to English football.
However, things have begun to click for Onana in recent months, and he is now a dominant figure alongside the likes of Idrissa Gueye and Abdoulaye Doucoure in Everton’s midfield.
Will United prioritise a move for a midfielder in January?
Although it’s clear for all to see that the Red Devils have struggled in midfield this season, it is believed that the club will focus their efforts on recruiting a centre-back and potentially a striker next month.
While Onana is a player that United are monitoring closely, a bid for the Belgian may have to wait until next summer. There is, however, a danger that he will have been snapped up by another team by then.
