Lammens misses Antwerp game as United move draws near
THE GUARDIAN – Senne Lammens was stood down from Royal Antwerp’s squad for Sunday’s Belgian Pro League fixture against Mechelen due to his €20m (£17m) proposed transfer to Manchester United.
Ruben Amorim wants to sign the 23-year-old goalkeeper as competition to André Onana, who has been United’s No 1 but has come under scrutiny.
The 29-year-old Cameroonian was left out of the squad for the opening-day loss to Arsenal last weekend. His replacement, Altay Bayindir, made an error that directly led to Riccardo Calafiori’s winning goal at Old Trafford.
Lammens is a Belgium Under-21 international who made his senior debut for Club Brugge in July 2021 before moving to Antwerp two years later.
Onana is also likely to miss part of the season because of his involvement in Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco.