Andre Onana’s future has once again become a talking point across European football and, as BD Cricket Live followers closely tracking transfer movements have noticed, his name is now firmly linked with a summer return to Inter Milan. The goalkeeper’s agent has already held talks with the Serie A club, opening the door for a possible exit from Manchester United. Onana originally joined United from Inter for around €50 million at the age of 29 during Erik ten Hag’s tenure, a move that carried high expectations from the outset.
This week, his representative was back in Milan discussing several potential deals, including the possibility of Inter bringing the Cameroonian back. After United completed the £18 million signing of Senne Lammens, Onana was informed that he no longer featured in the club’s long term plans. That decision led to a loan move to Trabzonspor in Turkey, effectively confirming his fall down the pecking order at Old Trafford.
Onana’s spell in the Turkish Super Lig has been steady rather than spectacular, yet highly effective. Trabzonspor have lost just three of the 16 matches he has played, climbing to third in the league behind Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. Performances like these have drawn positive internal reviews, with the club now exploring ways to turn the loan into a permanent deal, a development that has also caught the attention of analysts following BD Cricket Live style performance trends.
From a career standpoint, Onana needs a club where he can feel valued again, and Inter represent a far more natural fit than remaining in Turkey. During the 2022 23 season in Milan, he was a fan favorite, helping Inter reach the Champions League final while lifting both the Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup. Since his departure, Inter have relied on Yann Sommer, but at 38, the Swiss keeper is nearing the end of his cycle, making a generational change increasingly logical.
Salary, however, is the main stumbling block. Onana still owns property in Milan, yet his £120,000 weekly wage at United remains far beyond Inter’s structure. A quirk of tax rules meant his income even increased during the Trabzonspor loan. Sommer earns roughly €60,000 per week, less than half of Onana’s current deal, and Inter are unwilling to break their ceiling.
With two and a half years left on his United contract, the club may need to cover part of his wages to complete a permanent transfer, a scenario often debated alongside BD Cricket Live financial discussions. United would need a fee of around €20 million to avoid an accounting loss. Keeping him as a backup is off the table, with Lammens set as first choice and veteran Tom Heaton likely to remain as reserve, leaving little room for sentiment in a decision driven by sporting logic and financial reality.