Man Utd goal Prem goalkeeper so Ruben Amorim can ditch calamity Andre Onana

EXCLUSIVE: Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen is on the radar of Manchester United boss Rubin Amorim after a difficult few matches for goalkeeper Andre Onana

Manchester United have begun the search for a new keeper – and Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen is on their radar.

Current Reds number one Andre Onana is increasingly unsettled after a number of poor displays, including in the 2-0 Boxing Day defeat at Wolves.

Even before previous boss Erik ten Hag, who signed him from Inter Milan, was sacked, the Cameroon star, 28, was unhappy with life in Manchester.

But that situation appears to have worsened following the arrival of Ten Hag’s Portuguese successor Rubin Amorim.

The United hierarchy are fully aware of the issue surrounding £47.5million Onana – hence the hunt for a top keeper is already underway.

And at present Dutch international Verbruggen, 22, seems to be the favourite on the Old Trafford stopper shopping-list.

With more than three years left on his contract on the South Coast, the Seagulls man, a £16.3m buy from Anderlecht in June 2023, would cost around the £30m mark.

Any deal is unlikely to happen before next summer, though, meaning United and Onana are stuck together for now.

That means new boss Amorim has little choice but to keep faith with the ex-Ajax ace for the remainder of a so-far turbulent campaign.

Second-choice Altay Bayindir had a nightmare in the Carabao Cup exit at Tottenham before Christmas and the Turkish stopper is also expected to be sold in June.

Onana has persistently failed to live up to expectations during his 18 months in England – a point further highlighted by his failure to stop Matheus Cunha scoring Wolves’ opener last week direct from a corner.

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