Man Utd line up Lille keeper as Onana replacement after being given fee

Manchester United are strongly considering a summer move for Lucas Chevalier after learning how much they will need to pay for the Lille goalkeeper.

It’s been a tough first few months at the helm for new manager Ruben Amorim, who has learned very quickly that the United he inherited from Erik ten Hag needs serious surgery if they are to challenge for the game’s very top honours again.

However, Thursday night’s thumping win over Real Sociedad moved the Red Devils into the Europa League quarter-finals and revved up hopes that the 2024/25 campaign could at least end on a high note.

Even so, Amorim knows a big summer lies ahead and, alongside technical director Jason Wilcox and director of recruitment Christopher Vivell, plenty of tough decisions over the make-up of their squad for next season lie ahead.

One of those positions now very much under threat is in goal. Andre Onana was signed two summers ago as the successor to David De Gea, but after an indifferent spell at Old Trafford that has been laced with several high-profile bloopers, it seems a changing of the guard is on the cards.

Now according to Givemesport, United scouts are closely following Chevalier and now it’s claimed that optimism is growing that a deal can be secured after Amorim learned the conditions around a potential summer deal.

United are not the first side to have expressed an interest in the 23-year-old keeper. He was the subject of reported interest from both Manchester City and Barcelona during the January window, though neither side came forward with an offer.

Reports in France also claim Chelsea are hot on his trail, while PSG coach Luis Enrique is also an admirer, with Gianluigi Donnarumma’s deal due to expire in summer 2026.

Knowing all that, United will continue to monitor Chevalier closely over the coming months after what they described as a private discussion over whether to offload Onana in the summer. In addition to Chevalier, United are also tracking James Trafford and Joan Garcia.