Zion Suzuki will be viewed as a back-up option as head coach Erik ten Hag pushes to sign two goalkeepers in the summer transfer window with David de Gea’s future still in question
Manchester United have submitted an initial £5m bid to sign young Japanese-Ghanian goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Urawa Red Diamonds, according to reports in Japan, as Erik ten Hag pushes to sign two new goalkeepers before the season begins.
United are expected to sign Andre Onana from Inter Milan in the coming hours following a breakthrough in talks, but head coach Ten Hag is pushing for a back-up stopper to also arrive with the expectation that David de Gea has played his last game for the club.
De Gea’s future remains up in the air after he became a free agent last week following a saga in which he was offered a new contract that was subsequently pulled.
Should Suzuki join the Old Trafford club he will be viewed as a back-up option who they hope can eventually develop into a challenger for first-choice. The 20-year-old has earned one cap for the Japan senior team but was also eligible to play for Ghana via his father, while he was born in the United States.