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Manchester United could look to complete a move for England and Burnley stopper James Trafford in the coming weeks.
According to GIVEMESPORT, The Red Devils keen to sign a replacement for the out-of-sorts Andre Onana after a torrid season at the Theatre of Dreams.
Sources: James Trafford Now on Man Utd Radar to Replace Onana
The Burnley man has been in fine form for the Clarets in the Championship
Esteemed journalist Steve Bates exclusively wrote for GIVEMESPORT that goalkeeper Onana faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford, having had a poor campaign with individual errors galore that cost United ‘dearly’, including one in the Europa League final where he should have saved Brennan Johnson’s winning effort.
Statistics company Opta have stated that the Cameroonian has the worst clean sheet percentage of any United goalkeeper to have played 10 games or more since records began in 2003, as well as the second-worst save percentage of that particular cohort – and as a result, Trafford could be on his way to his namesake stadium alongside fellow English youngster Liam Delap, who is ‘expected’ to join from Ipswich Town.
The Burnley youngster is on United’s radar ahead of a potential summer move, having excelled for the Clarets under Scott Parker in the Championship last season – though it remains to be seen how much he will cost before a deal is done with Parker having called him ‘world-class’ last month.
Trafford conceded just 16 goals in 45 Championship games for the East Lancashire outfit as they stormed to 100 points last season, only being beaten to the title by Leeds United in the final minutes of the campaign on goal difference – and he formed part of the best defence in Championship history by setting records that will likely never be broken.
Being called into the England squad alongside former United stopper Dean Henderson and first-choice star Jordan Pickford, Trafford’s stock has risen massively in recent weeks and United could look to take advantage of that before the start of the campaign, giving Burnley enough time to source a replacement.
