Overview
- Melissa Onana detailed to journalist Sacha Tavolieri that Manchester United made an 11th‑hour approach as her brother finalized his switch to Aston Villa.
- She said the camp had already given their word to Villa and felt the club’s plan and playing style suited the midfielder’s development.
- Everton and Villa agreed a fee of around £50 million, and the Belgian signed a five-year contract last summer.
- United completed a separate deal for Paris Saint‑Germain’s Manuel Ugarte in the same window for a similar fee.
- Since joining Villa, Onana has missed 23 games through injury, logged 43 appearances under Unai Emery, and this season has seven Premier League outings with a goal in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth that lifted Villa to sixth.