Andre Onana has signed for Manchester United &#8211; but is the Red Devils&#8217; new number one a good option in FPL and other fantasy formats?
Here, we delve into the key <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> and consider his potential in all the main fantasy formats &#8211; Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Sky Sports Fantasy Football, Telegraph Fantasy Football and Sun Dream Team.
Check out our other key summer transfer articles on our dedicated <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/the-transfer-hub">Transfer Hub</a> page &#8211; and see our Ultimate Guide below for all our tips in one handy place.

<a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/join">Join the Hub and save 50%!</a>  
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">Ultimate Guide to FPL: Everything you need to know</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Andre Onana: The history</h2>
Cameroon-born Onana joined Barcelona from the Samuel Eto&#8217;o Academy at the age of 14 but never made a senior appearance for the Spanish giants.
He joined Ajax in 2015, aged 18, initially playing in the Dutch club&#8217;s youth team before making his senior debut a year later.
It was at Ajax where he first teamed up with Erik ten Hag &#8211; and Lisandro Martinez (£5.0m) &#8211; and after a season at Inter Milan, Onana will now be reunited with his old boss.
During his time in Italy, Onana won the Coppa Italia and made it to the Champions League final.
<ul>
<li style="list-style-type: none;">
<ul>
<li style="list-style-type: none;">
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/the-best-manchester-united-fpl-players">Does Onana make our list of the top three United FPL picks?</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Inter were defeated by Manchester City, however Onana gained the respect of Pep Guardiola, who described him as an <a href="https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-onana-pep-guardiola-27367474">&#8216;exceptional goalkeeper&#8217;</a>.
It hasn&#8217;t all be plain sailing for Onana though. He was banned for 12 months in February 2021 for taking a banned substance, although his suspension was reduced to nine months after he said he took his wife&#8217;s medication by mistake.
And Onana retired from international football in December, following a reported disagreement with Cameroon manager Rigobert Song. Onana had been sent home from the Qatar World Cup after the first group game.
<h2>Andre Onana: Playing style</h2>
🤖 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/pick">Get your FPL team rated FREE by Hub AI</a>🤖
Onana is renowned for his distribution, something ten Hag was clearly on the lookout for when scouting a replacement for David de Gea.
Ten Hag <a href="https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/erik-ten-hag-explains-why-man-utd-decided-to-sign-andre-onana-from-internazionale">said</a>:
<blockquote>&#8220;Most important, always for a keeper, is clean sheets and he&#8217;s not doing that on his own.
&#8220;Therefore, you need a very good defensive organisation, [it&#8217;s] quite clear. But also the capabilities of a keeper is [about] keeping the goal clean. So this is the first criterion of a good goalkeeper.
&#8220;But, nowadays, football also demands good playing from the back, out-playing qualities, and that is a quality Andre has. You need both and you need to cover both areas. So yeah, we&#8217;re happy, of course.&#8221;</blockquote>
According to WhoScored data, Onana is a significant upgrade in terms of passing abilities. He averaged 38 passes per game at an accuracy of 79.2%.
De Gea averaged fewer passes (28.5) at a lower success rate (68.3%).
The Spaniard&#8217;s discomfort playing out from the back was evident in ten Hag&#8217;s debut season. A poor pass led to Brentford&#8217;s second in United&#8217;s early season <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/12672686/david-de-geas-mistakes-cost-manchester-united-at-brentford-but-is-he-suited-to-erik-ten-hags-style-of-play">4-0 hammering</a> against <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/the-best-brentford-fpl-players-2">Brentford</a>.
Onana&#8217;s passing may improve United&#8217;s build-up play, however his confidence on the ball might lead to a few hair-raising moments.
As can be seen from the footage below, he sometimes takes the phrase &#8216;sweeper keeper&#8217; to a whole new level.
<div class="epyt-video-wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" id="_ytid_60548" width="1080" height="608" data-origwidth="1080" data-origheight="608" data-relstop="1" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lWnEe2gHu18?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=1&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&" class="__youtube_prefs__ no-lazyload" title="YouTube player" allow="fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy="1" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=""></iframe></div>
<div></div>
<h3></h3>
<h3>Shot-stopping abilities</h3>
What de Gea lacked in distribution he made up for elsewhere, with a showreel of reflex saves keeping United in many a game over 12 years.
Onana&#8217;s Serie A save percentage of 73.5% was slightly higher than de Gea&#8217;s 71.1% in the Premier League last season, according to <a href="https://fbref.com/en/comps/Big5/keepers/players/Big-5-European-Leagues-Stats">FBref.com</a> data.
That was only good enough for joint-eighth in the Italian league, below that of Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s Guglielmo Vicario (73.9%).
His Champions League numbers were much higher though, at 80.7%, and he made the most saves (47) in the competition.
<div id="attachment_55971" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55971" class="size-full wp-image-55971" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" />Onana&#8217;s opening fixtures</div>
<h2>Andre Onana: FPL prospects</h2>
United defensive coverage has proved popular among FPL managers so far.
The Red Devils kept the most clean sheets last season (17), a likely key reason behind Luke Shaw (£5.5m) having the third-highest ownership among defenders at 33.4% at the time of writing.
It&#8217;s worth noting though that United&#8217;s expected goals conceded (xGC) was only fourth best.
Onana has already been picked by 12.4% of managers. At £0.5m cheaper than Shaw, he could ultimately prove the most popular route into the United defence.
<div id="attachment_56011" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56011" class="size-full wp-image-56011" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPL-ownership-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" />FPL player ownership as of July 24</div>
&nbsp;
New signings always represent a risk, given it can take time for them to settle in.
But if he hits the ground running quickly, Onana could be an excellent FPL asset.
FPL&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-bonus-points">bonus point system</a> takes metrics including pass completion into account, which combined with saves could help Onana become more of a bonus magnet than de Gea.
<h3>Goalkeeper bonus stats</h3>
David Raya (£5.0m) scored the most bonus among goalkeepers last season, racking up 20 extra points.
He made more saves than any other goalkeeper (154), completing 896 passes at a success rate of 61%.
Alisson (£5.5m) completed the most passes (1,033) at 83% accuracy, making 108 saves for 15 bonus points.
Onana made fewer appearances for Inter, playing 24 times in Serie A. He completed 837 passes in that time, at 81.3% accuracy.
His 2.54 saves per game fell well short of Raya&#8217;s 4.05, however his passing numbers show he has the ability to mix it with the best when it comes to bonus potential for goalkeepers.
<div id="attachment_56010" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56010" class="size-full wp-image-56010" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goalkeeper-bonus-2022-23-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" />Goalkeeper bonus points for the 2022/23 season</div>
&nbsp;
<h3>Predicted points</h3>
<a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI</a> ranks Onana joint-12th for predicted points over the first five gameweeks &#8211; but there are caveats to many of those above him.
It&#8217;s unclear whether Raya or Mark Flekken (£4.5m) will be Brentford&#8217;s number one and the same can be said at Brighton, where Jason Steele (£4.5m) has competition from Bart Vergbruggen (£4.5m).
Ederson (£5.5m) comes in at £0.5m higher than Onana and is heavily reliant on clean sheets. The Brazilian made just 46 saves last season, finishing with eight bonus points.
Nick Pope (£5.5m) is also at that top price point and Newcastle rank among the worst for their opening fixtures, according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">customisable ticker</a>.
Predicted points will change as Gameweek 1 approaches, while <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-results-guide">pre-season friendlies</a> may resolve some uncertainties.
As things stand, Hub AI thinks there are better options. But those looking to cover the United defence and after a nailed-on starter may still be tempted to back Onana as a long-term set and forget choice.
<div id="attachment_56006" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56006" class="wp-image-56006 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Onana-predicted-points-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" />Predicted points for goalkeepers</div>
<h2>Andre Onana: Sky, Telegraph and Dream Team stats</h2>
Goalkeeper saves are a factor in Sky Sports Fantasy Football and Telegraph Fantasy Football, while Dream Team&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-to-play-dream-team-fantasy-football-2">new bonus system</a> also rewards shot-stopping skills.
De Gea was the eighth-best goalkeeper for bonus in Sky last season, managing 43 points from saves bonus.
A combination of saves and clean sheets made de Gea the fourth-highest scoring player in Telegraph.
Onana&#8217;s 2.54 saves per game compares similarly to de Gea&#8217;s 2.65 &#8211; and should United perform similarly defensively, Onana could be equally as effective as his predecessor.
<h2>We have all the main Premier League fantasy football games covered…</h2>
Be it <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">FPL</a>, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/sky-fantasy-football-tips">Sky Fantasy</a>, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/dream-team-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide" aria-label="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/dream-team-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide/">Dream Team</a> or <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/telegraph-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide">Telegraph Fantasy</a>, we have all the very best fantasy football tips, advice, tools and everything else you could wish for to become a better fantasy football manager and dominate your mini-leagues.

&nbsp;
<h3>Follow the Hub</h3>
<a href="https://twitter.com/FFH_HQ">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ffootballhub/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyFootballHub/?sub_confirmation=1">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/FFH_HQ/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ffh_hq">Tiktok</a> 
And view all our latest fantasy football tips on our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/" aria-label="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/">Homepage</a>

Andre Onana: FPL, Sky, Dream Team and Telegraph fantasy football prospects

Save your FPL Season

Community & tools