Manchester United should have avoided signing Andre Onana in the summer transfer window as ‘chaos eventually breaks out’ around the player.
That’s according to journalist Nico Dijkshoorn, who is not a fan of the goalkeeper and has made that clear in his latest column for Voetbal International.
Onana joined Manchester United in a big money move from Inter Milan in the summer as the long-term replacement for David De Gea.
The switch saw him reuniting with Erik ten Hag, who he worked with at Ajax, and was supposed to be the next step in Manchester United playing the football that the Dutchman wants.
Much was made of his ability to play out from the back and the benefits that would bring to United’s game but, so far, it is his ability with his hands which has received the most focus.
That continued in the weekend win over Brentford, when he failed to keep out Mathias Jensen’s opener despite it appearing to be a strike that he should have dealt with.
Much of Manchester United’s problems, particularly defensively, are now being attributed to Onana’s presence and Dijkshoorn can certainly believe that.
“Where Onana lands, chaos eventually breaks out,” he said.
“Onana is not a team player. Colleagues do not exist. Anyone can get a kick out of it unnoticed if Onana thinks he might be ready for another club.
“Onana is mercilessly selfish. It is also exactly why he is so dramatically poor at goalkeeping at Manchester United. Those types of goalkeepers, men who behave like spoiled strikers, are deadly for team spirit.
“At first glance, his journey through legendary clubs seems like a dream trip, but in the end it always goes wrong. He is now losing important games for Manchester United, and he was immediately sent home during the World Cup in Qatar.
“How do you make it clear to Onana that what he does doesn’t mean much? That he has to become a team player and stop balls without frills and gestures? Onana now does the opposite: being there for himself and letting balls through.”
