Manchester United have the completed the signing Andre Onana after weeks of negotiations, and after agreeing a £48 million ($61m) fee with his former club Inter, Erik ten Hag finally has the goalkeeper he craved. As much as the Dutchman tried to defend David de Gea throughout a season filled with clangers, there was always the sense that he was protesting too much and that he did not genuinely trust in the Spaniard.
De Gea had long been cast out from the Spain team due to his poor footballing abilities and his limitations in an aspect of the game that is getting ever more important, in addition to a marked decline in his shot-stopping ability, has led to him leaving United too.
Even though he won the Golden Glove for the most clean sheets in the Premier League last season, De Gea's skillset was rooted in the past and he was quite clearly holding United back, preventing them from going in the new direction Ten Hag envisioned for them.
Onana, however, can lead United into the future. The Cameroonian was a big part of Ten Hag's most successful side at Ajax and he can help the Red Devils take the next step after an excellent first season under the Dutchman.