{"id":320540,"date":"2026-04-18T08:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=320540"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:46:23","slug":"edwin-van-der-sar-says-man-utd-are-selling-player-with-tremendous-quality-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/edwin-van-der-sar-says-man-utd-are-selling-player-with-tremendous-quality-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin van der Sar says Man Utd are selling player with ‘tremendous quality’ | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edwin van der Sar believes Manchester United are selling a player with \u2018tremendous quality\u2019 in Andre Onana.<\/p>\n

Old Trafford legend Van der Sar knows Onana well having worked with him in his previous role as chief executive at Ajax.<\/p>\n

Onana spent six years on the Dutch club before joining Inter Milan and it was on the Serie A giants that he attracted interest from Manchester United.<\/p>\n

Much was expected of Onana following his \u00a347m move to United as he had just helped Inter reach the ultimate of the Champions League, which they lost narrowly to Manchester City.<\/p>\n

But Onana proved to be a largely frustrating figure within the Red Devils team, making a string of mistakes before being replaced at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n

Manchester United loaned Onana to Trabzonspor after signing latest No. 1 Senne Lammens and the Turkish club are believed to have an choice to sign him permanently in the summertime.<\/p>\n

Even when Trabzonspor reject the possibility to make the move everlasting, Onana will still be moved on at the tip of the season, with reports claiming Manchester United have already decided to sell the Cameroon international.<\/p>\n

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Man Utd transfer flop Andre Onana (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Van der Sar \u2018still thinks\u2019 Onana has \u2018tremendous qualities\u2019 but understands why his former club have decided to maneuver him on given a number of the \u2018crazy\u2019 mistakes he made in a United shirt.<\/p>\n

\u2018I worked with Andre Onana for 3 or 4 years at Ajax,\u2019 Van der Sar told Sky Bet<\/a>. \u2018He got here in as a third-choice goalkeeper and was very wanting to step up and grow to be the primary alternative.<\/p>\n

\u2018I assumed, and I still think, that he has tremendous qualities \u2013 reflections and his feet \u2013 but someway, he has the odd mistake in him that makes you think that \u201cThat\u2019s crazy, how can he do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018A team wants stability, to know what your goalkeeper is doing so the back 4 can relate and I believe\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what happened [the issue] with Andre.<\/p>\n

\u2018Manchester United haven\u2019t had stability for the last six or seven years \u2013 the back 4 changing, the centre-halves and midfielders changing, coaches changing \u2013 so, it\u2019s difficult for brand spanking new players to come back into an environment where the expectations are high, not just for goalkeepers but in addition for a winger or midfielder.<\/p>\n

\u2018A variety of players who’ve come here within the last eight or nine years haven’t reached the extent that individuals expected them to succeed in.<\/p>\n

\u2018I absolutely thought that he would succeed when he first got here here to United. As I said, I worked with him and saw him at Ajax, he did\u00a0well\u00a0in Italy and played in a Champions League final, so I assumed it was a match made in heaven.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Current Man Utd No. 1 Senne Lammens (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Van der Sar, who won 4 Premier League titles and the Champions League at Manchester United, has been impressed by \u00a318m summer signing Lammens.<\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s\u00a0doing well,\u2019 he said of Lammens, who attracted praise from legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson earlier within the season.<\/p>\n

\u2018It definitely looks like he knows the physicality of the Premier League \u2013 I see him coming for balls within the penalty spot and he claims them with confidence, makes saves when needed, not seeking to make saves when not needed.
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\u2018I\u2019m not here day-to-day and I don\u2019t see all the games, but he looks like he has a superb package with him to be here [at Manchester United] for a very long time.\u2019<\/p>\n

Manchester United travel to Chelsea on Saturday night seeking to take one step closer to securing Champions League qualification for next season.<\/p>\n

Michael Carrick\u2019s men are currently seven points clear of the Blues with just six games remaining within the campaign.<\/p>\n

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