Inter Milan made £42m profit in Man Utd transfer and £5m upgrade is on brink of Champions League win

It is almost two years since Manchester United paid £47.2million to prise Andre Onana away from Inter Milan.

The Cameroon international had been part of an Inter side who reached the 2022/23 Champions League final and were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City in Istanbul.

Having joined from Ajax on a free transfer one year earlier, Inter had made a pure profit on their investment. United didn't have the foresight to move for their man at that time and paid the price.

Since his arrival at Old Trafford, Onana's performances have ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. In the second half of last season, and the beginning of this term, it looked like the 29-year-old had grown into the goalkeeper Erik ten Hag had coveted.

Good with his feet, and an excellent shotstopper, Onana was even nominated for our Manchester United player of the Year in 2024.

Unfortunately, that good spell has been bookended by a disastrous start to his United career and an error-strewn 2025. After two seasons keeping goal for United, many are still unconvinced he is the man the club need between the posts.

By contrast, Inter have not only recovered from losing their number one goalkeeper but have actually improved with a shrewd £5million upgrade.

The Nerazzurri opted for experience when replacing Onana and saw a bargain opportunity and took it.

Swiss international goalkeeper Yann Sommer had spent eight-and-a-half years at German side Borussia Monchengladbach, quietly going about his business as one of the best goalkeepers in the Bundesliga.

He had patiently waited for his big move and when Manuel Neuer was ruled out for the rest of the season in the 2022/23 campaign, Bayern Munich turned to Sommer and signed him on a two-and-a-half year contract.

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