{"id":145701,"date":"2025-09-18T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/145701\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:43:11","slug":"disappointed-peter-schmeichel-insists-man-united-bought-the-wrong-goalkeeper-after-signing-21m-senne-lammens-id-never-heard-of-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/145701\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Disappointed’ Peter Schmeichel insists Man United bought the WRONG goalkeeper after signing \u00a321m Senne Lammens: ‘I’d never heard of him’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By WILL GRIFFEE, MMA EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 09:31 EDT, 18 September 2025 | Updated: 10:47 EDT, 18 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Peter Schmeichel claims his old side Man United<\/a>\u00a0have signed the wrong goalkeeper and admitted he ‘had never heard of Senne Lammens’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It has been one of the problem positions for Ruben Amorim<\/a> and United recruited \u00a321million Senne Lammens, with error-prone\u00a0Andre Onana<\/a> heading to Trabzonspor on loan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

United were linked with both Emiliano Martinez<\/a> of Aston Villa<\/a> and PSG<\/a>‘s Gianluigi Donnarumma in the summer transfer<\/a> window.<\/p>\n

Both would have brought huge experience at the top level and a presence required for the position at Old Trafford.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Martinez ended up staying at Villa Park, while Donnarumma joined Man City<\/a> and starred in their derby win over United last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schmeichel, a United and Premier League<\/a> legend, told SunSport through Sky Bet<\/a>: ‘We should have signed Emi Martinez. In fact, we should have gone for Gianluigi Donnarumma when we had the chance.<\/p>\n

\"Senne <\/p>\n

Senne Lammens signed for Man United when they could have gone for an experienced option<\/p>\n

\"Emiliano \"Gianluigi <\/p>\n

Emiliano Martinez (left) and Gianluigi Donnarumma (right) were considered\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘With Martinez, everything was lined up and that felt like really good news, because he’s exactly the kind of goalkeeper Manchester United should have.’<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old Lammens is regarded as a top prospect but there are plenty of unknowns about whether he can cope with the pressure of the No 1 shirt at United.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schmeichel added: ‘As for Lammens, I’ll be honest, I’d never heard of him until the link came up.<\/p>\n

‘I know his stats are excellent across the top ten European leagues. But that was with Antwerp in Belgium, in a team that finished fifth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Stats don’t show how you react after a mistake, or how you cope with the pressure of Manchester United. That pressure is unlike anywhere else in football.’<\/p>\n

The legendary former stopper described Lammens as a ‘risk’, when proven certainties were there to be recruited.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Martinez, in particular, was desperate to join United and left disappointed when a move didn’t come to fruition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Man <\/p>\n

Man United’s legendary keeper Peter Schmeichel criticised the decision to sign Lammens<\/p>\n

\"Lammens <\/p>\n

Lammens is still waiting to make his United debut, which could come on Saturday\u00a0<\/p>\n

Altay Bayindir was given the nod to start the derby but fans will be expecting to see Lammens given his chance soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be fascinating to see whether United’s gamble pays off or whether the pressure that consumed Onana has the same debilitating effect on the new signing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

United welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford in Saturday’s late kick-off and Amorim has a huge selection call to make.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Outspoken Schmeichel has already made waves this season for his comments on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal after their 1-0 defeat by Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Schmeichel had said on ViaPlay: ‘I don\u2019t want to insult Arsenal but their brand of football is so annoying to watch, it\u2019s designed to exploit opponents\u2019 mistakes while waiting for set pieces.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Then they take their time and take the tempo out of the game. I have never in my life ever wanted a team to win a game of football more than Liverpool today. Arsenal bring an ugly brand of football to our game.<\/p>\n

\u2018Arteta, let your team play football! Let them loose, let them be free. I am absolutely convinced that if Arteta does this, they will win more games.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

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