Andre Onana has completed his move from Manchester United to Trabzonspor on loan for the rest of the season subject to international clearance and registration.
Onana flew into Turkey on Thursday afternoon on a private jet with his wife Melanie and representatives to undergo a medical and sign a contract. The Cameroon star was then mobbed by joyous fans celebrating his arrival in the country.
The 29-year-old will double his earnings due to the signing-on fee and bonuses, with the Turkish club paying all of his wages. The deal does not include a loan payment to United or an option for Trabzonspor to buy him next summer.
Onana, whose only appearance for United this season came in the Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby on penalties, is expected to make his debut against Fenerbahce in Istanbul on Sunday.
The move to Trabzon ends a turbulent summer for the Cameroon international who missed United’s entire pre-season programme with a hamstring injury sustained on the second of training back at Carrington.
Altay Bayindir played on the club’s tour of the US and head coach Ruben Amorim has kept faith with the Turk for the first three Premier League games against Arsenal, Fulham and Burnley amid uncertainty over Onana’s future.
Andre Onana was mobbed by joyous fans when he arrived in Turkey to seal his move
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Onana had been expected to stay at United but he will spend the rest of the season in Trabzon
Sources close to the player and United still expected him to stay at Old Trafford, but the club opened the door to a loan move after signing Senne Lammens in a £21.7million deal from Antwerp.
Onana still has three years left on the contract he agreed in 2023 after joining United from Inter for £47.2m. United have an option to extend it by another 12 months, but it seems unlikely that he will play for the club again.
‘I am very happy. I can say that I am very happy,’ Onana said, as reported by 61Saat.
‘I am starting a new project, a new adventure for me, I am very happy to be here. This is a feeling that makes me so…