Manchester United have agreed a cope with Royal Antwerp for goalkeeper Senne Lammens for round £18.2m.
The 23-year-old is travelling to Manchester to finalise his transfer and bear a medical.
The Belgian has agreed a five-year deal at Outdated Trafford.
Sky Sports activities Information understands United had been in talks to signal Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez however considered Lammens as the fitting alternative for the membership.
Manchester United are set to signal Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens
The Belgium shot-stopper now seems to be set to grow to be the fifth signing of the summer time for Ruben Amorim, taking their summer time spend to £232m, following the arrivals of Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Diego Leon.
Lammens was signed two years in the past from Membership Brugge and any sale would characterize practically 100 per cent revenue for the Belgian membership.
He made 30 appearances within the Belgian Professional League final season for Antwerp, conserving seven clear sheets.
What can Man Utd count on from Lammens?
Soccer professional Kevin Hatchard on Sky Sports activities Information:
“He is very calm. The mentality is nice, I’ve spoken to goalkeeping coaches and he is been seen as a rising star in Belgium for fairly some time.
“He was at Membership Brugge and could not get previous Simon Mignolet, who was in wonderful type. He went to Antwerp, and the variety of photographs he is saving past what the anticipated targets would count on him to concede has been very, very excessive.
“Antwerp have probably the greatest defensive data in Belgium final season. However it’s an enormous leap to be the No 1 at Man Utd.
“An attention-grabbing factor is that when Ruben Amorim was at Sporting, they had been monitoring him then. So there’s clearly been a like there for fairly a while.”
Neville: United should signal a goalkeeper
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Gary Neville was adamant Manchester United must signal a brand new goalkeeper in the summertime switch window
Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville:
“In case your goalkeeper is making errors, it undermines every little thing that you simply do. And at Outdated Trafford, it is probably the most unforgiving floor for goalkeepers.
“The Manchester United goalkeeper spot is the hardest place in English soccer, bar none. If you happen to give targets away at United as a keeper, you will be scrutinised closely.
“It is not about by no means making errors – it is about the way you recuperate from them, your physique language, and whether or not you look authoritative. The 2 they have proper now do not fill that position.
“They need to get a goalkeeper in. I’ve thought it for months, and each United fan thinks the identical.”
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