Overview

• United are finalizing a season-long loan to Trabzonspor with no loan fee and no purchase option reported.
• Onana has fallen to third choice following Bayındır’s start to the season and the late signing of Senne Lammens, with errors at Grimsby compounding his slide.
• Club figures and pundits have endorsed the move as part of a broader squad clear-out, with reports saying co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe supported the decision.
• West Ham considered taking Onana on loan before chairman David Sullivan halted the deal after concerns raised by his Carabao Cup display, according to multiple reports.
• The goalkeeper was attracted by regular minutes in an Africa Cup of Nations year and a higher net wage under Turkey’s tax regime, The Guardian reports.