'Overpaid' Man United star caught off guard as Jim Ratcliffe pushes for him to leave
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Oliver Walton
Thu 11 September 2025 7:30, UK
Andre Onana has been caught off guard by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s thoughts on his Man United exit as he nears a move to Trabzonspor.
Man United ended the last campaign in 16th position in the Premier League, their worst league finish since 1974, and Cameroonian international goalkeeper Andre Onana again struggled to consistently impress in-between the sticks at Old Trafford.
He joined the club for £43.8million [Sky Sports] from Inter Milan back in 2023, but numerous high-profile mistakes over the last two years have seen his stock fall under both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim.
The 29-year-old remained at the club past the end of the transfer window in the UK, despite previous interest from Monaco and Saudi Arabian sides, but Football Insider revealed on Wednesday (3 September) that Onana was still up for sale with windows in other countries still open for business.
Man United agreed a deal to loan Onana to Trabzonspor on Saturday (6 September), and important details have now surfaced around his exit and why he was shocked at being told to leave the club.
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According to a new report by the Daily Mail, Man United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe supported the decision to ditch Onana from Amorim’s squad, in a move which is believed to have taken the Cameroon international by surprise.
Amorim reached his decision with technical director Jason Wilcox due to being wary of Onana’s omission becoming a distraction for new keeper Senne Lammens, and Ratcliffe advocated for his exit after the club had been unable to move him on before the end of the UK window.
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Ratcliffe previously made his feelings clear on Onana and where he stood within the squad in an interview back in March, when he namechecked him, among others, as a player that he felt his new regime had “inherited” and as one of a number of stars that were “overpaid.”
The fact that United have signed off on a deal to allow him to leave should tell Onana all he needs to know about his current standing with Amorim’s squad.
Altay Bayindir has been chosen to start ahead of him in each of the club’s first three Premier League games this season, and young Belgian stopper Lammens joined Man United just before the deadline last week too.
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His arrival is likely what has pushed the Red Devils to sanction this move, and Onana should grab it with both hands considering his current prospects at Old Trafford.
The chance to go back abroad and consolidate himself as a number one in a decent league should definitely be something that appeals to him, and even though it is a step down from United in terms of club size, it could provide him a great platform to get his career back on track to prove Ratcliffe and others wrong.