The calmness and the composure were something to behold (if not a little TOO exciting @ times 😅). He showed the ability to break lines with a well-placed pass or throw, and was basically playing as a sweeper at times - that's how far up he was.

I was quite jealous as a United supporter as De Gea's passing blunders were becoming meme-worthy.

With a move to Man U seemingly imminent, I wanted to dig into the #s a bit to see if Onana warrants a look for our FPL teams -- if priced correctly, of course. 💷💷

💷 If priced at £5.0m - which is what I'd expect tbh - he offers a route into a top 4 def - and £0.5m savings on Luke Shaw (currently the 2nd highest picked def @ 35%). This is the key point IMO! 💷 If priced at £5.5m, however, it may not make sense...

I saw the passing stats for AO last season and they were impressive! Summary: Onana @ Inter 22/23 🇮🇹 ▫️ 224 short passes (5-15 yds) - 100% completion ▫️ 386/395 med passes (15-30 yds) - 98% ▫️ 220/402 long passes (> 30 yds) - 55% ▫️ per 90: 35/43 ▫️ 81% completion overall

Looking at his stats with Ajax 🇳🇱 (where his mgr was ETH ofc), we see that the stats generally hold true. Around 30-40 passes attempted per game, just above 80% overall completion.

We should expect around 60% of his passes to be short or medium range, which bodes well for a pass completion higher than 80%.

I am no BPS expert like @aboveaveragefpl or @BakerFPL343 but that spells bonus points to me. At least 30 passes attempted and 80%+ completion = 4 BPS. That is a nice bump if/when ManU get a CS, meaning we could see Onana getting additional FPL pts.

For lack of a better comparison, looking at last year's PL stats... the best GK for baseline BPS passing pts were Steele, Ederson & Allison, all above 85% completion. Makes sense, these are teams that play out from the back generally and don't play the long ball.

Assuming the stats hold from last year, we could expect Onana to be top 3-4 for baseline BPS passing points. I have a feeling we might get a jammy assist as well.

For context, last year's baseline BPS (bBPS) for Luke Shaw and David De Gea were: 🔴 Shaw - 14.65 bBPS 🔴 De Gea - 13.42 bBPS Assuming the other GK metrics stay ~ the same + with improved passing #s , might we see Onana above Shaw in BPS in ManU CS games?? 🤔

I am generally a fan of the £4.5m keeper, but Onana offers a route to the sturdy Man U defense at a £0.5m savings compared to Luke Shaw with quite good potential for passing bonus points.

I am not 100% settled on it but I think it certainly warrants a tinker in my team. The one concern for me is if Onana would be in line for save points in those games where he doesn't keep a CS?

Assuming Onana comes in at £5.0m, is he in your thoughts? Or are you sticking with Shaw? What do you guys & gals think?! 📢 Likes/RTs appreciated! 🤓

@FplMfdoom @BakerFPL343 Wow 👌🏻

@Swanson_FPL @BakerFPL343 Thanks! 😄

@FplMfdoom My worry is whether he makes enough saves? If he doesn’t he arguably is no better value than Ramsdale

@ManOnPod_Craig Yeah, I agree. That is a worry. I guess the point is Ramsdale is the same price as Gabriel, Zinch, etc. whereas most of us are expecting Onana to come in at 0.5 m cheaper than Shaw. Further analysis required. 🤓

@FplMfdoom @FPLGOAT7 I like to have a good GK at 5 and select another one for 4