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SIX Man Utd targets named as Amorim decides costly Ten Hag flop MUST be replaced

Diogo Costa and Lucas Chevalier are two goalkeeper targets for Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is reported to have decided that replacing Andre Onana and signing a more reliable option in goal is a MUST for the Red Devils this summer, and with a report revealing the six names on his wanted list.
The Cameroon goalkeeper moved to Old Trafford in summer 2023 for a fee of £43.8m – making him the third most costly shot-stopper in the history of football. Having excelled in his solitary season with Inter Milan, whom he joined on a free transfer from Ajax, it was thought the capture of Onana would be key to helping Manchester United reach the next level.
However, the 29-year-old has been dogged by a series of inconsistent performances since moving to Old Trafford, with several high-profile clangers raising question marks over his mentality. And ever since being taken out of the limelight by Amorim earlier this season after two dreadful blunders in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at Lyon, it has seemed the writing has been on the wall for Onana.
Publicly, Amorim continues to back Onana, insisting the temporary removal from the side was to help him recover his focus. But privately, it has been strongly reported that the Portuguese boss has very little faith in the 48-times capped Cameroon international to deliver the consistent performances needed to enable United to catapult themselves back into the top reaches of English and European football.
In light of that, a report by Stretty News has revealed the six names United have shortlisted as potential replacements this summer – and FC Porto shot-stopper Diogo Costa is seemingly their No.1 pick.
However, given he is rated at a costly €45m (£38m, $50.5m) by the Portuguese side, together with the fact that money is tight at Old Trafford, the club has been wisely running the rule over a series of other names too.
Indeed, United are also understood to have scouted Lille’s Lucas Chevalier closely, with the player recently named as the Ligue 1 goalkeeper of the year.
AC Milan’s Mike Maignan is also understood to be under consideration, and the appeal of the Frenchman is that his deal at Milan is due to expire next summer, potentially meaning a cut-price move this summer could be on the cards.
Elsewhere in Italy, Parma’s Japanese stopper Zion Suzuki is also being tracked. While the list is completed by two south coast based Premier League stars in Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen and Aaron Ramsdale of Southampton.
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United’s main stumbling block towards a deal for Costa is simply the price tag and the financial constraints the club finds themselves working under.
With strengthening needed across the park, Amorim has – probably correctly – put the emphasis on strengthening his attack, with the club only scoring a meagre 42 goals in 36 Premier League games, a tally only better than four other sides in the competition this season.
To that end, deals for both Liam Delap and Matheus Cunha are closing in and there is an optimism that United can afford to finance both moves before they need to consider outgoings.
Down the line, Amorim also needs at least one, probably two, midfielders to cover for the departure of Christian Eriksen and potentially Casemiro, though the prospects of the latter leaving this summer are not as strong as initially expected.
Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton – whom TEAMtalk sources state is now rated in the £80m bracket by the Eagles – is their priority target.
As a result, money for a new goalkeeper is not considered right at the top of United’s list, though sources confirm the situation could change if players, Onana among them, depart.
But given Porto want €45m for Costa, and with the player also wanted by neighbours Manchester City as a successor to Ederson, United are quite wisely running the rule over a series of other options.
Of those perhaps most gettable is Ramsdale, who can leave Southampton this summer for £25m owing to a clause in his contract and following their relegation from the Premier League.
Sources have confirmed to TEAMtalk that United have indeed watched him and run the rule over a potential move to Old Trafford, though as it stands, a move to West Ham appears more likely.
As for Chevalier, the Lille star has this week opened up on the possibility of moving to the Premier League this summer.
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Meanwhile, Amorim is very much a man on a mission when it comes to strengthening his attack at United this summer, and, as well as deals being lined up and gathering pace for Delap and Cunha, talks have also been held with two more Premier League forwards, with stars of both Brentford and Nottingham Forest now in their sights.
The prospective signing of Brazilian forward Cunha has certainly got Ryan Giggs excited, though the United icon has suggested the club need to sign EIGHT more stars this summer.
Sales are likely to have a big say in United’s summer recruitment plans, and it’s reported that Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has given the green light to a surprise raid on Old Trafford that could see their transfer coffers swelled.
Elsewhere, an ‘X-factor’ United attacker is willing to join Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to a report, with TEAMtalk sources revealing the Red Devils’ stance on selling the youngster.
IN FOCUS: The rise of Diogo Costa
August 2017: Costa makes his reserves debut for Porto after developing for six years in their youth system.
September 2018: Porto give Costa the club award for Newcomer of the Year.
December 2018: Legendary Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas describes Costa as his ‘successor’ at Porto.
April 2019: Porto win the UEFA Youth League, with Costa starting in the final against Chelsea.
September 2019: Costa makes his first-team debut for Porto and keeps a clean sheet against Santa Clara in a league cup game.
November 2019: Costa again keeps a clean sheet while making his Primeira Liga debut against Boavista.
August 2020: Porto win the Portuguese cup, with Costa starting in the final against Benfica after playing in all the previous rounds.
December 2020: Costa makes his Champions League debut and keeps a clean sheet against Olympiacos.
September 2021: Costa is voted as the Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Month.
October 2021: Portugal boss Fernando Santos gives Costa his senior international debut and he keeps a clean sheet in a friendly against Qatar.
March 2022: Costa is named the Goalkeeper of the Month for the fourth time in a row after Porto’s 16-game unbeaten run.
March 2022: Portugal rely on Costa as their first-choice keeper for the World Cup qualification play-offs.
June 2022: Costa is named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year after keeping 15 clean sheets and winning the league title.
October 2022: Costa becomes the first goalkeeper in Champions League history to save three consecutive penalties.
November 2022: Costa makes his World Cup debut, becoming Portugal’s youngest keeper at a major international tournament at the age of 23.
January 2023: Porto win the Portuguese league cup, with Costa keeping a clean sheet against Sporting in the final.
March 2023: Costa reaches the milestone of 100 appearances for Porto.
June 2023: Porto win the Portuguese cup and Costa again keeps a clean sheet in the final, against Braga.
June 2023: Costa is named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year again, despite Porto finishing second.
March 2024: Costa completes Euro 2024 qualifying with Portugal with nine clean sheets from 10 games.
May 2024: Costa adds another medal to his cabinet by playing in the final of the Portuguese cup win over Sporting.
July 2024: Costa saves three penalties in a Euro 2024 round of 16 shootout win for Portugal over Slovenia, something never achieved by any keeper in the competition before.
July 2024: Porto announce Costa as their new captain following the retirement of Pepe.
September 2024: Costa keeps the 100th clean sheet of his career on just his 161st appearance for Porto.
October 2024: Costa is named as the Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Month for a second consecutive time.