MANCHESTER UNITED’S European hopes have created a financial dilemma around Andre Onana’s future.
, who is currently on a season-long loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor.
Andre Onana is in line for a salary boost after spending the season loan in TurkeyCredit: Getty
With no obligation or option to make the move permanent, the international is set to return to in July.
The Trabzonspor deal was partially aided by Onana’s automatic wage reduction at United, after the club failed to reach Europe for the 2025-26 campaign.
United players face a 25 per cent pay cut when they fail to qualify for the due to a standard contract clause designed to offset lost European revenue.
But with ‘s team third in the Premier League table and on course to reach the , Onana’s salary is set to return to its original level.
Sources close to Onana have told SunSport that the goalkeeper is determined to stay and fight for a place at Old Trafford next season.
The 30-year-old wants to battle United No1 for a spot and is intrigued by the prospect of returning to play among Europe’s elite.
But insiders at United are concerned that the increase in salary will make it more difficult to generate interest in the former stopper.
It leaves United facing the possibility of paying a portion of Onana’s salary if they want to negotiate another move – either permanently or on loan.
Onana is under contract at United until 2028 and the club would require a fee of £19million to avoid a loss under the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules.
Former United head coach was displeased when Onana returned to Carrington last summer seeking a new contract, especially after his blunder in the Europa League final against Tottenham.
The Cameroonian stopper fell out of favour after patchy form last season, followed by a in the humiliating exit to .
Sir Jim Ratcliffe identified Onana, along with Antony, Casemiro, and Jadon Sancho, as and overpaid.
All five players are set to be gone by the end of the upcoming summer window, with Napoli holding an obligation to buy Hojlund and Sancho’s contract expiring.
Club sources also expect back-up goalie Altay Bayindir to be sold after his error-strewn six-game run at the start of the campaign.
Besiktas are interested in signing Turkey international Bayindir, who joined United from Fenerbahce in 2023.
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