MANCHESTER UNITED have been tipped for a surprising move for their former youth star.
Wolves’ has fallen out of favour at the now relegated side, serving as a backup to Jose Sa in the past season.
Michael Carrick’s Manchester United have been linked with a move for Sam Johnstone Credit: PA
Johnstone started his career at United, but now features for Wolves Credit: Getty
But according to Alan Nixon, he could be set for an emotional return to the club from which he started his career.
The club have first- choice , who has impressed since arriving from Belgium in the summer.
Also returning from his loan spell at Trabzonspor is flop .
Time will tell how he figures into ‘s plans after , or if he will depart this summer.
And United are clearly not taking any risks, also to a one-year extension.
If Onana were to leave then Johnstone could slip into the squad as a second-choice goalkeeper.
Johnstone, 33, joined the club’s academy as a youngster before working his way up the ranks.
In 2011 he was loaned out to Oldham Athletic, the first of ten consecutive loan spells across the .
Johnstone would likely back up Senne Lammens in the United net Credit: Alamy
He eventually landed a permanent move to , where he shone in the .
Those performances saw him make his first appearance for the national team, in a pre-tournament friendly after being named in the squad for Euro 2020.
He subsequently made the move to Premier League outfit , where he was briefly made a starter.
But his spell was short-lived, before moving to Wolves on a four-year deal in 2024.
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