Ajax move to block goalkeeper Andre Onana joining Barcelona

Ajax have moved to renew the contract of in-demand goalkeeper Andre Onana following reports of a move from Barcelona, report Marca.

The report claims the player’s agent Albert Botines met with the Dutch club’s sporting director Marc Overmars in order to accelerate the talks.

A report earlier this week in El Mundo Deportivo claimed the shot-stopper had been targeted by the Blaugrana to replace Jasper Cillessen, who may exit this summer.

The Cameroon international goalkeeper has earned rave reviews at the Dutch giants whom he joined from La Masia in 2015, with Cataluyna Radio reporting a reunion could be on the cards.

The report had claimed the 22-year-old could move to the Camp Nou for a fee in the region of €20m and would be to replace Cillessen, who may decide on an exit, a former Ajax shot-stopper.

“Correct, there is no secret that Barcelona are interested,” the goalkeeper’s agent Albert Botine told reporters in February.

Onana has a contract at the Amsterdam-based club until 2021 began his career at the Samuel Eto'o Foundation before joining the Blaugrana’s youth system in 2010.

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