I signed for Man United as a teenager but couldn't get a work permit - now I could re-join for £17m

Manchester United's search for a new goalkeeper this summer could well prove to be one of the biggest transfer narratives of the window.

Andre Onana has failed to convince during his first two seasons at the club following a £47million move from Inter Milan and there is talk of clubs from the Saudi Pro League being interested in his services.

Similarly, second choice goalkeeper Altay Bayindir has failed to impress during his first two years at Old Trafford and could move on for first team football as he bids to be Turkey's number one ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

With that in mind, United could be in the market for two goalkeepers this summer and one name that has been mooted as a potential option should be well known to those who were at the club during between 2014 and 2016.

Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has been one of the most consistent goalkeepers in Serie A this season and is a Serbian international who has played in a World Cup.

But prior to that he was on United's books as a teenager, having signed for the club from Serbian side Vojvodina in 2014, and he was part of a Serbia side that won the under-20 World Cup a year later.

However, he couldn't get a work permit to play for United because Serbia were not part of the European Union and after 18 months at United he was forced to leave on a free transfer as he joined Polish side Lechia Gdansk.

"I had to go back to Manchester, but there is a problem with a work permit in England," he told the Lechia website.

"The case dragged on, unfortunately. I couldn’t find a club where I could be loaned to.

"I decided to terminate the contract with Manchester United. I am glad that I was able to come to an agreement with Lechia."

After impressing in Poland he joined