‘I was sceptical’ – New Man United signing’s brother had major doubts over summer transfer

Senne Lammens completed his switch to Manchester United on deadline day but not everyone in his family was enthused about it. The highly-rated Belgian goalkeeper secured an £18million move to Old Trafford from Royal Antwerp after United opted for him over Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez. GettySenne Lammens completed an £18m switch to Manchester United late in the window[/caption] While the transfer may have been viewed as a blockbuster one for the 23-year-old, Lammens’ brother Tom – a player for Borsbeek in the Belgian lower leagues – is yet to get overly excited about it. What were his brother’s concerns over the transfer? Multiple clubs had shown an interest in the shot-stopper however Tom admits he was sceptical about the move with ‘many players’ having not ‘reached their full potential’ after signing for the club. He even went on to name a better fit for his brother, in Turkish champions Galatasaray. “There’s a lot of quality, you play for trophies there [at Galatasaray], and Senne could perhaps immediately make his mark in the Champions League,” Tom told Belgian outlet Het Nieuwsblad. “I was initially sceptical about a move to United, because many players there had already succumbed to the pressure and couldn’t reach their full potential. “But ultimately, it was Senne who had to make the decision. United gave him the best feeling. “Partly because Tony Coton, United’s goalkeeping scout, had been following him for almost a year and was very convinced of his qualities. “It would also be great if the club could return to its former glory and if Senne could contribute to that.” Lammens was on the bench for Sunday’s 3-0 Manchester derby defeat against City with United boss Ruben Amorim opting to stick with Altay Bayindir between the posts. With United’s goalkeeping issues laid bare over the last 12 months, Lammens will be confident he can usurp Bayindir and make the No.1 spot his own in the absence of Andre Onana who departed the club on loan last week. Bayindir was handed the chance to continue in goal against Manchester CityGetty Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney admitted his concern to see Lammens on the bench at the Etihad Stadium and questioned whether the club panicked in buying the player. “That was a worry as well… you don’t know if that was a panic buy,” Rooney said on his BBC podcast. “I’ll be honest I don’t know too much about the new goalkeeper, I don’t think many of us have seen much about him. I’ll obviously do some research and have a look. “But if you’re buying a new goalkeeper and he’s not ready to come in, that’s a bit of a concern.” Rave reviews from a new teammate But it appears that Rooney need not worry too much after the Belgian was heralded by one of his new Old Trafford teammates. “I think us as players, it’s really important to help settle in new players,” defender Luke Shaw, told Sky Sports. Lammens is a Belgium Under-21 internationalGetty “He [Lammens] has been really good. He’s trained a couple of days, looks really sharp. I’ve been really impressed with him. “That’s good,” he added. “It’s always good to have new additions and I’m really looking forward to playing with him.”

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‘I was sceptical’ – New Man United signing’s brother had major doubts over summer transfer

Senne Lammens completed his switch to Manchester United on deadline day but not everyone in his family was enthused about it.

The highly-rated Belgian goalkeeper secured an £18million move to Old Trafford from Royal Antwerp after United opted for him over Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez.

Senne Lammens completed an £18m switch to Manchester United late in the window[/caption]

While the transfer may have been viewed as a blockbuster one for the 23-year-old, Lammens’ brother Tom – a player for Borsbeek in the Belgian lower leagues – is yet to get overly excited about it.

What were his brother’s concerns over the transfer?

Multiple clubs had shown an interest in the shot-stopper however Tom admits he was sceptical about the move with ‘many players’ having not ‘reached their full potential’ after signing for the club.

He even went on to name a better fit for his brother, in Turkish champions Galatasaray.

“There’s a lot of quality, you play for trophies there [at Galatasaray], and Senne could perhaps immediately make his mark in the Champions League,” Tom told Belgian outlet Het Nieuwsblad.

“I was initially sceptical about a move to United, because many players there had already succumbed to the pressure and couldn’t reach their full potential.

“But ultimately, it was Senne who had to make the decision. United gave him the best feeling.

“Partly because Tony Coton, United’s goalkeeping scout, had been following him for almost a year and was very convinced of his qualities.

“It would also be great if the club could return to its former glory and if Senne could contribute to that.”

Lammens was on the bench for Sunday’s 3-0 Manchester derby defeat against City with United boss Ruben Amorim opting to stick with Altay Bayindir between the posts.

With United’s goalkeeping issues laid bare over the last 12 months, Lammens will be confident he can usurp Bayindir and make the No.1 spot his own in the absence of Andre Onana who departed the club on loan last week.

Bayindir was handed the chance to continue in goal against Manchester City

Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney admitted his concern to see Lammens on the bench at the Etihad Stadium and questioned whether the club panicked in buying the player.

“That was a worry as well… you don’t know if that was a panic buy,” Rooney said on his BBC podcast.

“I’ll be honest I don’t know too much about the new goalkeeper, I don’t think many of us have seen much about him. I’ll obviously do some research and have a look.

“But if you’re buying a new goalkeeper and he’s not ready to come in, that’s a bit of a concern.”

Rave reviews from a new teammate

But it appears that Rooney need not worry too much after the Belgian was heralded by one of his new Old Trafford teammates.

“I think us as players, it’s really important to help settle in new players,” defender Luke Shaw, told Sky Sports.

Lammens is a Belgium Under-21 international

“He [Lammens] has been really good. He’s trained a couple of days, looks really sharp. I’ve been really impressed with him.

“That’s good,” he added. “It’s always good to have new additions and I’m really looking forward to playing with him.”