*Onana to complete move to Red Devils
Manchester United fans can follow all their pre-season matches and updates live on MUTV channel, the official TV channel of the English club, on StarTimes.
Manchester United fans in Nigeria will be able to watch their team play against Leeds United, Lyon, Arsenal, Wrexham, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, RC Lens and Athletic Club between July 19th and August 6th .
The matches will air on MUTV channel 252. The channel is available to StarTimes dish users and on StarTimes-ON mobile app.
Lined-up matches include Manchester United vs Lyon at 2pm on July 19, Arsenal vs Manchester United at 10pm on July 22, Manchester United vs Wrexham on July 26, Real Madrid vs Manchester United on July 27, Manchester United vs Borussia Dortmund on July 31, Manchester United vs RC Lens on August 5, among others.
MUTV offers exclusive round-the-clock content, featuring first-team and academy games, live manager’s press conferences, player interviews, award-winning documentaries and news, among others.
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“By adding the Manchester United friendlies to our rich football offering, StarTimes aims to satisfy the huge demand of Manchester United fans in Africa and to showcase the quality and performance of one of the most popular teams in the world,” Lazarus Ibeabuchi, PR Manager, StarTimes Nigeria said.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana for a fee of £47 million ($61 million, 55 million euros), multiple UK media outlets reported yesterday.
Onana, 27, played a major role in Inter’s run to the Champions League final and previously worked with United manager Erik ten Hag at Ajax.
The Cameroonian will reportedly sign a five-year deal at Old Trafford to become the successor to David De Gea as the club’s number one goalkeeper.
United will pay an initial 51 million euros with a further four million euros due in performance-related add-ons.