Man Utd Eye Championship Star as Goalkeeper Shake-Up Looms
Free-Agent Market Key to Amorim’s Summer Rebuild
Manchester United’s summer plans are gradually taking shape — not with the fireworks of marquee signings, but with the calculated precision of someone aware of the club’s delicate financial balancing act. According to TeamTalk, United are plotting a potential move for Preston North End’s Freddie Woodman, one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Championship and available on a free transfer this summer.
Woodman, 28, has quietly become a standout performer for Preston, with 13 clean sheets in 37 Championship appearances before his season was cut short by an ankle injury. Described in reports as “one of the best free-agent stoppers around in summer,” he represents a logical and economically sound option for Ruben Amorim’s evolving squad.
Amorim’s Priorities and Goalkeeping Uncertainty
Amorim’s arrival has brought both excitement and expectation. Yet his public acknowledgement that the upcoming transfer window will be “crucial” hints at internal concerns about depth and balance. That’s especially true in goal, where Andre Onana’s season has been riddled with uncertainty. “There has been plenty of speculation about Onana this season…after making some big errors,” TeamTalk explains.
Amorim still backs Onana, for now. But the landscape may shift as other exits loom. Tom Heaton is set to leave on a free, while Altay Bayindir — despite doing well when called upon — could seek a starting role elsewhere. This leaves United potentially in need of one, or even two, replacements.
Woodman’s Top-Flight Credentials
Woodman’s pedigree is solid. A former Newcastle United prospect, he has Premier League experience and international pedigree at youth level with England. “The Red Devils were checking on him before his ankle injury and he is in the frame, along with Blackburn’s Aynsley Pears,” the article adds.
His technical profile fits a modern shot-stopper — solid distribution, strong in one-on-ones, and a commanding presence. And in an era of PSR constraints, he ticks another crucial box: affordability.
