There is a clear plan for Manchester United to sign Andre Onana

The word from Manchester United is they have "tactical options" for the goalkeeper situation this summer and "strategic options" for next season.

That is not going to wash with supporters. There is general disbelief at the willingness to re-sign David de Gea when the first pre-season friendly is next week. As Tony Soprano once said, "More is lost by indecision than the wrong decision."

United undermined De Gea's role during discussions over a renewal and opted against triggering the one-year extension as his salary would have risen. If you are attempting to reduce a player's worth, they are not much of an asset.

For most of this year, the argument for retaining De Gea was there was not a standout replacement and it would be inconvenient to buy a striker and a 'keeper in the same summer. Costly, too, if your surname is Glazer.

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Yet the same football club the Glazers own just negotiated a £60million deal for an attacking midfielder. Mason Mount is a worthy addition to an area that required an upgrade and he was attainable early in the transfer window.

Still, the two most important positions in a team are at opposite ends of its spine. United do not have a goalkeeper or a goalscorer and their opening Premier League fixture is in 40 days.

As stated at the time, the egregious ejection from the Europa League by Sevilla was a blessing. There was a shift in De Gea's position from figures at United during last season's run-in and all three goals in the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Piizjuan exposed his shortcomings: distribution, set-pieces and sweeping.

Then he dropped two dollys against West Ham and Manchester City. A week later, Andre Onana had the exposure of a Champions League