Andre Onana’s Wages and Transfer Value Heading in Different Directions After Man United Loan Agreement

Andre Onana’s Manchester United career has taken another twist after the goalkeeper agreed a season-long loan move to Turkish side Trabzonspor.

The deal offers him the chance of a fresh start and perhaps even a shot at silverware abroad, while also easing United’s wage bill in the short term.

But although his pay packet will swell in Turkey, his long-term value to the Red Devils looks to be shrinking fast.

Andre Onana set for Trabzonspor loan

Onana, 29, has agreed to join Trabzonspor, who are currently second in the Turkish Super Lig and unbeaten after four games of the new campaign, until the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

For the Cameroonian, the move represents an opportunity to play regularly in a team competing at the top of the table — something he could not be guaranteed at Old Trafford.

The deal also suits United in one respect, removing Onana’s significant salary from their books.

However, there is no loan fee included in the agreement and no option for Trabzonspor to buy. That means Onana will return to Manchester at the end of the season with two years left to run on a contract that expires in June 2028.

Andre Onana’s wages

Onana is set to enjoy a major financial boost in Turkey. His United weekly wage reportedly dropped recently from £120,000 to £90,000 because of an automatic clause triggered when United failed to qualify for European competition.

Trabzonspor, however, are offering a package that will effectively double his earnings. A signing-on fee and a series of bonuses are expected to lift his salary well beyond what he could have earned had he stayed at Old Trafford.

But while Onana gets more money in his pocket and a platform to rebuild his career, United only get to save on his wages for a year, with little else to show for the arrangement.

Andre Onana’s transfer value

United paid Inter Milan €55m (£47.2m) for Onana when they signed him in July 2023, but his market value has plummeted since.

Transfermarkt valued him at €40m by the end of 2023, before cutting it by a further €10m over the next 12 months. At the time of writing, he is rated at just €25m — less than half of what United shelled out just over two years ago.

Given his contract situation and his diminished role under Ruben Amorim, United’s hopes of recouping anywhere near their initial investment appear slim.

How Andre Onana lost his place as Man United’s No 1

Onana made 101 appearances across his two full seasons at Old Trafford, lifting the FA Cup in 2024 and then helping United reach last season’s UEFA Europa League final.

Yet his time in Manchester has been riddled with costly errors, prompting Amorim to look for a new first-choice goalkeeper this summer.

United explored deals for Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez and Italy stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma, but ultimately signed Belgian Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp for £18.2m plus £3.5m in add-ons on deadline day.

Lammens, 23, is expected to be United’s first-choice goalkeeper this season.

Altay Bayindir started United’s first three Premier League games of the campaign but was unable to keep a clean sheet in any of them and was at fault for Arsenal’s winning goal at Old Trafford on the opening day.

Onana’s only appearance of the season so far came in a shock Carabao Cup defeat at Grimsby. United lost 12-11 in a penalty shootout after being held to a 2-2 draw.

It remains to be seen if he will ever line up for the Red Devils again.