- Botafogo preparing for the possible departure of John Victor
- The team’s starting goalkeeper has an offer from 曼聯
- Want to sign Victor after Onana suffered an injury
Botafogo are preparing for the possible departure of John Victor, who has received an offer from Manchester 團結的 in light of Onana’s injury, who suffered a hamstring injury and will miss the pre-season. Botafogo have made enquiries about the situation of Matheus Mendes, who belongs to Atletico Mineiro and is on loan to America-MG, as CMPAN 巴西 has learned.
Onana reported for pre-season training at Carrington earlier this week, but unfortunately suffered a hamstring injury during one of the training sessions. Subsequently, he is set to miss at least six to eight weeks on the sidelines, which means head coach Ruben Amorim will not have the Cameroonian for the Red Devils’ opening game of the 2025-26 英超聯賽 season.
Botafogo, as such, have been searching for a goalkeeper since learning of the possible departure of Victor, who is being targeted by United to compensate for Onana’s absence. United would be willing to pay the player’s release clause to take him from General Severiano in the transfer market — the contract stipulates a payment of £6 million ($8m) for the sale of the 29-year-old goalkeeper.
Amorim is going after a new goalkeeper, after all, with speculation linking Onana to a potential summer departure. Man Utd are reported to be interested in bringing in Emiliano Martinez from 阿斯頓維拉 this summer. Per reports, United have set a £30m (€35m/$41m) price tag to let Onana leave.
After playing their first summer friendly against 利茲聯 in Stockholm on July 19, Manchester United are set to travel to the United States for the second part of their pre-season later this month.
