Manchester United change doors! Tenhach Old Department +1 Where is Onana stronger than De Gea?
Ten Hach has taken another step in the "Ajaxization" of Manchester United: following Lisandro, Anthony and Erikson last year, former Ajax goalkeeper Onana who played under him joined Manchester United for a transfer fee of 52.5 million euros.
In the goalkeeper position, Cameroon goalkeepers have the highest transfer fee in fourth place, surpassing not only De Gea (25 million), who was replaced by him, but also Neuer (30 million, Bayern), Courtois (35 million, Real Madrid) and Ederson (40 million, Manchester City), behind Buffon (52.88 million, Juventus), Alisson (62.5 million, Liverpool) and Kepa (80 million, Chelsea) who are considering retirement. If you include the additional clauses, he can surpass the legendary Italian goalkeeper Buffon.
Onana is not only the most expensive goalkeeper in Manchester United's history, but also the most expensive Cameroonian player in the team's history. Onana graduated from the football academy founded by Cameroon's greatest footballer, Eto'o, in his country, and then joined Barça's La Masia youth system. By joining Manchester United, he has also surpassed his childhood idol Eto'o (27 million, Barca) to become the new idol of Cameroonian football. Looking at Africa as a whole, Onana is also worth enough to go down in history, ranking 5th among African players behind Aubameyang (63.75 million, Gabon), Mahrez (67.8 million, Algeria), Ashraf (68 million, Grand Paris) and Nicolas Pepe (80 million, Arsenal), surpassing Ivory Coast centre-forward Allai, who also played for Ajax.
For Manchester United, Premier League or black players, Onana's becoming a Manchester United goalkeeper is an event that will go down in history. In world football, most black players have previously only proven themselves in non-goalkeeper positions and become superstars. But even if Pele could become the king, it could not change the "Maracana strike" of the Brazilian team in 1950, and the black goalkeeper Barbosa became a scapegoat, and endured the attack of public opinion for life until his death in 2000. After him, it took almost half a century for Brazil to have a black goalkeeper Deida.
In addition to Brazil, the same is true of the Premier League. For many years, only David James was the only impressive black goalkeeper in the Premier League until Chelsea's Mendy appeared, but the latter has only gradually become a regular in recent years. Black forwards in the entire Premier League account for almost 60% of the forward players, and 1/3 of the midfielders and defenders are of black descent, but the 20 clubs have only 6 black goalkeepers at most, of which almost only Mendy can be the main player. The only obstacle preventing black goalkeepers from being recognized as they are in other soccer positions is racism.
Onana himself admits that all goalkeepers make mistakes, regardless of skin color. Liverpool's Karius, Chelsea's Kepa, Tottenham's Lowry, Manchester United's former Butters, Schmeichel, who hasn't had a fatal mistake? Fortunately, with the arrival of Mendy and Menion in Chelsea and Milan respectively, the black goal has gradually begun to gain widespread recognition in recent years. Onana's move to Manchester United is also the latest success story of a black goalkeeper in the Premier League after Mendy.
Of course, Ten Hag's introduction of Onana had nothing to do with these off-field factors, but rather to complete his "Ajaxization" of Manchester United's technical tactics. Onana's aggressive "gatekeeper" style suited Ten Hach to continue pushing his offensive tactics. Cameroonian goalkeepers often stand high in front of the national team and Ajax, and even organise attacks in areas almost to the centre circle. His defensive coverage is shockingly large enough to drive United's defence forward as a whole, tactically squeezing any Premier League or Champions League opponent like never before. And that's exactly what Ten Hach needs: to squeeze enough space and unleash the attacking potential of the central midfielders.
Manchester United fans are also very happy about Onana's arrival, after sending David De Gea, they desperately need a goalkeeper who can play as the main player of the giants. In terms of the ability to attack directly at the back, Onana is clearly superior.
Many Manchester United fans juxtaposed Onana's official announcement with B Fei's official appointment as Manchester United captain, believing that it was the beginning of the Red Devils' all-round challenge to Manchester City in the new season. Onana's ability to follow the team for a full pre-season preparation is also very important for Ten Hag. With Onana's arrival, Ten Hag's Manchester United map is only the last piece of the puzzle of a top centre-forward.