Andre Onana to meet up with Manchester United squad as goalkeeper absence explained

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, 20 July.

Andre Onana flying out for United's pre-season tour

New Manchester United signing Andre Onana is flying to the United States for the club's pre-season tour.

Onana arrived at United's Carrington training complex on Wednesday to complete a medical and obtain a visa to finalise his £47.2million transfer.

The 27-year-old was due to fly to Manchester on Tuesday evening but his flight was cancelled, so he was unable to be on board with teammates who flew from Manchester and Edinburgh, where United beat Lyon 1-0.

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Matej Kovar pre-season tour absence explained

Manchester United omitted goalkeeper Matej Kovar from their pre-season tour squad as he is expected to leave on loan again.

Kovar, 23, came on for the second half of United's first friendly against Leeds United in Oslo last week and he played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 defeat of Lyon in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

A source says "loads of clubs" are interested in Kovar after he made 32 appearances on loan with Sparta Prague, who won the Czech Premier League last season.

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