Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana is eyeing a summer departure from the Eredivisie champions, with the Premier League thought to be his preferred destination.
According to the Daily Mail, Onana is ready to leave Amsterdam and although he would prefer to join Chelsea, a move to Tottenham Hotspur is also of interest.
They claim Ajax value the 23-year-old stopper between £40 million and £50 million, with Barcelona already showing interest in his services.
Onana switched Barcelona’s academy for Ajax in 2015 and has since made 171 appearances for the first team and earnt 15 caps for Cameroon.
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At £50m, it’s lower than the £71 million Chelsea paid for Kepa Arrizabalaga in 2018, however, it’s evident Frank Lampard needs, and wants to prioritise other areas of his squad.
Kepa is enduring a poor season, holding the unwanted record of the lowest save percentage in the Premier League; as the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, there is reason to be concerned.
Aged 25, he’s still got plenty of room to improve and grow into a better no. 1 though and I think he needs more of a chance to prove his worth in London.
Onana would bring promise and ready-made quality with 72 clean sheets in an Ajax shirt, but I strongly believe £50m would go a long way to improving the squad more effectively in other areas.
