Lammels Linked With Shock Old Trafford Exit as Spanish Media Claims United Ready to Offload Star Keeper

A bombshell report from Spanish publication AS has thrown up one of the transfer window's more eyebrow-raising claims: that Senne Lammels, Manchester United's standout performer between the sticks, could be heading for the Old Trafford exit.

The Belgian stopper arrived at United from Royal Antwerp on September 1, 2025, for a £18.1 million fee. At the time, director of football Jason Wilcox enthused about the signing, declaring: "Senne is an excellent young goalkeeper with great potential; we are delighted that he has chosen to join Manchester United after significant interest from a number of clubs."

Lammels himself was equally bullish upon arrival, saying: "I am extremely proud to be joining Manchester United; it is a real dream come true. The past few years have been an amazing journey; it's now ended in an incredible destination and hopefully the beginning of something special. You can feel the positive atmosphere that is being created here, and I know that I can make a real impact at the club in the coming years. I cannot wait to get to know my team-mates and begin working with Ruben and the coaching staff. This is the perfect place to keep developing, grow together with this exciting team and achieve my career objectives."

Fast forward eight months, and the 23-year-old has been nothing short of sensational. He's cemented himself as United's number one and has become a model of consistency in the Premier League. So impressive has his campaign been that Daily Mail correspondent Nathan Salt recently crowned him the "signing of the season."

Salt's assessment was glowing: "Now, in light of the latest in a string of fine performances, it is safe to say Lammels has and is proving to be the Premier League's pound-for-pound signing of the season. To United he is worth his weight in gold. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) and Anton Stach (Leeds United) can all make strong cases. Zoom in on United in particular and all of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko have had real highs and lows. Mbeumo flew out of the blocks but has faded while Cunha and Sesko took a while to warm into the season. All the while, Lammels set a standard and has rarely dropped below it in the seven months as No 1. So, yes, he's the signing of the season, for the transformative effect, so much of it done without generating too many headlines in the process, he has had on a United side that was crying out for reliability in goal."

Yet here comes AS, the Real Madrid-leaning Spanish outlet generally regarded as a reliable source, suggesting the unthinkable. The publication claims United are preparing a summer clear-out, with up to 13 players potentially departing as the club seeks to rebuild and generate funds for fresh recruitment.

The list reads as follows: Casemiro, Rashford, Hojlund, Sancho, Malacia, Onana, Radek Vitek, Senne Lammels, Altay Bayindir, Joshua Zirkzee, Manuel Ugarte, Toby Collyer, and Dan Gore.

Lammels' inclusion stands out like a sore thumb. INEOS, United's co-owners, would surely be mad to consider parting with the 23-year-old, particularly given his assured performances this season. While he may not be a household name or the flashiest operator, his quiet effectiveness and dependability have been precisely what United needed. The notion that the club would entertain selling him appears frankly baffling.