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Manchester United duo Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund have been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or Yachine Trophy and Kopa award, respectively.
The pair joined United this summer season.
The Pink Devils reached a £47.2m settlement with Inter Milan for Onana. Then again, the membership pays Atalanta £64 million for Hojlund.
Onana had a stellar 2022/23 marketing campaign with Inter that noticed the Nerazzurri attain the Champions League ultimate.
Regardless of being crushed by eventual winners Manchester Metropolis in Istanbul, Onana impressed and caught the attention, particularly together with his distribution and skill to play together with his ft.
Erik ten Hag, in want of a goalkeeper after David de Gea’s exit, sought a reunion with the Cameroonian. The 2 beforehand labored collectively at Ajax.
Nominated for the 2023 Yachine Trophy @AndreyOnana @manutd @FecafootOfficie #trophéeyachine #ballondor pic.twitter.com/D8PmGZ6J8U
— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) September 6, 2023
The United goalkeeper will battle it out for the Yachine Trophy towards the likes of Al Hilal’s Yassine Bounou, AC Milan’s Mike Maignan, Manchester Metropolis’s Ederson, Lens’ Brice Samba, Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez, Actual Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale, Fenerbahçe’s Dominik Livakovic and Barcelona’s Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
Along with the Yachine Trophy, Onana can be in rivalry to win the Ballon d’Or.
Nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or @AndreyOnana @ManUtd @FecafootOfficie #ballondor pic.twitter.com/kTImCNIfQa
— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) September 6, 2023
He’s not the one United participant trying to take residence a prestigious award. Hojlund is up for clinching the 2023 Kopa Trophy, which is just eligible to gamers who’re 21 and under.
Nominated for the 2023 Kopa Trophy
Rasmus Højlund @ManUtd @DBUfodbold #trophéekopa #ballondor pic.twitter.com/n7N7WkdzQs
— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) September 6, 2023
Hojlund might want to keep at bay competitors from different younger gamers similar to Jude Bellingham, Gavi, Jamal Musiala, Eduardo Camavinga, Pedri, Xavi Simons, Alejandro Balde, Antonio Silva and eventually Elye Wahi.
Final season for Atalanta, Hojlund scored 9 targets in 32 Serie A appearances.
He made his United debut on Sunday throughout a 3-1 defeat on the Emirates towards Arsenal. He confirmed very promising indicators through the time he was on the pitch after he got here on as an alternative to Anthony Martial.
