Man United considered signing a young goalkeeper on a free transfer but have now decided against the move.
United will not offer a deal to Abdulla Al-Hammadi.(Image: 2025 Manchester United FC)
Manchester United will not sign goalkeeper Abdulla Al-Hammadi on a free transfer.
Abdulla Al-Hammadi has been on trial at Carrington for over a month now. United gave serious consideration to signing him as a training goalkeeper and the player was under the impression he would be offered a deal, but the final decision has been made not to offer him a contract.
The 20-year-old was at Leigh Sports Village for the Under-21 Manchester derby on Sunday.
Al-Hammadi also recently travelled to the Riverside Stadium for the U21s’ win against Middlesbrough.
Al-Hammadi was on trial with Everton in March and he kept a clean sheet for the Toffees’ U21s against Bolton Wanderers B in a test game at the newly-built Hill Dickinson Stadium.
That meant Al-Hammadi became the first goalkeeper to keep out the opposition at Everton’s new stadium. He shared photos of himself in action at the 52,888-capacity arena with the caption: “Grateful for every opportunity.”
Al-Hammadi previously played for United Arab Emirates Pro League side Al Wasl. The young shot-stopper has captained UAE Under-18s, but he explored opportunities in Britain this year.
United weighed up signing Al-Hammadi as a training goalkeeper/academy signing, but the youngster will now have look for an opportunity elsewhere for the next step of his career.
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