Overview

• Manchester United completed a deadline-day move for 23-year-old Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp for about £18.2m.
• Lammens arrives to compete for the starting role, with reports suggesting André Onana has been benched and Altay Bayındır is currently in contention.
• Former United goalkeeper Ben Foster labeled the transfer a panic buy and questioned whether sufficient due diligence was done, according to comments reported by the Manchester Evening News.
• Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez had been strongly linked with a late switch to Old Trafford but stayed at Villa Park, with Foster suggesting a deal had appeared close after the keeper missed a recent match.
• Fans circulated resurfaced footage of Lammens scoring a last-gasp headed equaliser for Club Brugge in the 2019 UEFA Youth League, which fueled upbeat social media reactions.