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Tony Coton Details Long Pursuit That Brought Senne Lammens to Manchester United

His account underscores a planned move for a modern goalkeeper with room to grow.

Overview

  • Speaking on United's Inside Carrington podcast this week, the club's chief goalkeeping scout outlined how he began tracking Lammens in 2019 and stayed on him through Club Brugge and Royal Antwerp.
  • Manchester United signed the 23-year-old before last summer's deadline after interest from other teams grew, then sent Andre Onana on loan to Trabzonspor as the depth chart shifted.
  • Lammens kept a clean sheet on his October debut and has started regularly since, while also earning his first two senior caps for Belgium.
  • Coton said an in-person meeting sealed his recommendation, citing the keeper's intense focus, comfort playing out from the back, and desire to defend his goal.
  • Reports put the fee at about £18 million, and the choice over links to Emiliano Martinez signals INEOS's tilt toward high-upside signings identified through long-term scouting.