In July 2024, Onana signed for Aston Villa. This is not about United flop Andre Onana, but Amadou, who has had solid success in the Premier League. Now the agent tells the latter that Manchester United hammered on the door for signing, but came too late.
Onana was brought to Villa Park from Everton for £50 million, the defensive midfielder responded by scoring on his Aston Villa debut. Two weeks later, Onana scored the opening goal in Villa’s 2-1 win over Leicester City, equalling his best goal tally in a league season – just three games into the 2024-25 Premier League season. The Belgium international was linked to Manchester United, could Erik ten Hag have started with the in-form midfielder in the squad? Yes, reports the agent. It was all about timing.
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Melissa Onana, sister and agent of the Aston Villa player, claims United tried to coup the 24-year-old when Aston Villa were working to sign him.
“We spoke to Villa’s sporting director and the salary was attractive. The euros were on their way, Amadou performed well and we closed the deal. Then Manchester United came into the picture, but I had already given my word to Aston Villa. We knew very well that United could offer better financial terms, but we had already given our word to Aston Villa and the project suited us well,” the agent said, according to Sport Witness.
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