Andre Onana has had quite a year. Inter's surprise run to the 2023 Champions League final was underpinned by the Cameroon international's superb distribution from the back, which led to him becoming the most sought-after goalkeeper on the continent.
Manchester United ultimately won the race for Onana, who was initially seen as a potentially transformative signing for Erik ten Hag's side after David de Gea's calamitous final season at Old Trafford. Ten Hag had previously worked with him at Ajax, too, and insisted he had all the necessary qualities to take United "to higher levels".
The reunion has yet to pay dividends, however, with Onana struggling to adapt to life in Manchester amid a dramatic decline in performance for the whole team. United have fallen to seventh in the Premier League after 21 games this season, while also crashing out of the Champions League and Carabao Cup - and Onana has been guilty of making a host of embarrassing mistakes along the way.
The 27-year-old has been poor across the board, from his basic handling and positioning, to directing the defence and coming out for crosses. Even with the ball at his feet, Onana has been wildly erratic, but incredibly, he has failed to acknowledge the fact he needs to work on these glaring deficiencies.
"Listen, you want to tell me in six months the best goalkeeper in the Champions League last season can become the worst in the world? Nah. Everything is temporary," he told Sky Sports last month. And now, with United's 2023-24 campaign essentially in ruins, that arrogant streak is also threatening to derail Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations campaign before it's even had chance to properly get going.