Andre Onana Hailed As "One Of The World's Best Goalkeepers" After Completing £47.2m Move To Manchester United

Andre Onana has been hailed as "one of the world's best goalkeepers" after completing his £47.2 million move to Manchester United from Inter Milan.

Manchester United completed the signing of goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan on Thursday.

Onana, who has been capped 34 times by Cameroon, has joined United on a five-year contract with the option of a further year.

According to BBC Sport, United will pay Inter an initial transfer fee of £43.8 million plus an additional £3.4m in performance-related add-ons.

John Murtough, United's football director, hailed Onana as "one of the world's best goalkeepers" in a statement published on ManUtd.com.

Murtough said: "Andre was our top choice to become the new goalkeeper for Manchester United, with exactly the right profile of technical attributes and personality. Having achieved success throughout his career, we know that Andre will further add to the winning mentality we are building within our squad.

"He is already one of the world's best goalkeepers and at the age of 27 we firmly believe that he can develop even further over the coming years."

Meanwhile, Onana said in his first official club interview: "To join Manchester United is an incredible honor and I have worked hard all my life to get to this moment, overcoming many obstacles along the way.

"Walking out at Old Trafford to defend our goal and contribute to the team will be another amazing experience. This is the start of a new journey for me, with new teammates, and new ambitions to fight for.

"Manchester United has a long history of incredible goalkeepers, and I will now give everything to create my own legacy in the coming years.

"I am excited by the opportunity to work again with Erik ten Hag, and I can't wait to play my part in the success I know he is determined to deliver at this great football club."

Goalkeeper Andre Onana has joined Manchester United from Inter Milan :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Grzegorz Wajda

Onana previously played under manager Ten Hag at Ajax.

After beginning his career in Europe as a youth player at Barcelona, Onana joined Ajax in 2015.

He went on to make 214 first-team appearances for the Dutch club, winning six trophies, including three Eredivisie titles.

Onana moved to Inter Milan last summer and played 41 times for the Italian giants, with his last outing coming in the 2023 UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City.

Onana pictured playing for Inter Milan against Manchester City in the 2023 UEFA Champions League final :: IMAGO/Sports Press Photo/Daniela Porcelli

He will replace David de Gea as the first-choice keeper at Old Trafford.

De Gea had been United's no.1 for the past 12 seasons, making 545 appearances.

But the Spanish stopper left Manchester this summer after failing to agree a new contract with the club.