Former manager makes bold Altay Bayindir prediction as Manchester United transfer close

A former coach of Manchester United target Altay Bayindir believes the goalkeeper will 'make a name for himself' if he gets the chance.

Bayindir looks set to become the fourth major signing at United this summer, arriving in a €5million (£4.29m) deal from Fenerbahce. The 25-year-old's move is expected to be finalised and confirmed once Dean Henderson's £20m transfer to Crystal Palace goes through.

Having spent £47.2m on Andre Onana earlier this summer, United will use Bayindir as cover alongside the experienced Tom Heaton. But Mustafa Kaplan, who coached the Turkish international at his first club, Ankaragucu, believes he is set for a bright future at Old Trafford.

"I gave him the first captaincy in Ankaragucu," Kaplan told Turkish outlet Calendar. "He took an important step in his career by transferring to Fenerbahce.

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"A quality goalkeeper. When I talked to him, he said that he wanted to make money for the club if he left Fenerbahce. He’s done that. He takes another important step.

"When I said ‘Altay will go to a very big team in Europe’, there were people laughing at me! But it has turned out exactly as I said.

"I think if he takes the chance he gets, he’ll rock. Altay is an ambitious goalkeeper with big goals. He is opening a new chapter in his career.

The transfer window is in full swing and United have got their hands on three players well in advance of the September 1 deadline, with Rasmus Hojlund joining Mason Mount and Andre Onana at Old Trafford.

A goalkeeper, a midfielder and a striker were Erik ten Hag's priorities heading into the summer window, but that doesn't mean their business ends here, with further incomings and outgoings