The transfer, sealed on deadline day, reflects the club's strategy to prioritize a younger prospect with "potential over Premier League pedigree."

Former United defender Rio Ferdinand revealed that Courtois, a fellow Belgian and one of the world's top goalkeepers, personally endorsed Lammens via a voice note, adding significant weight to the young keeper's arrival at Old Trafford.

"He let me know about Lammens because he's a Belgian player, and he was just giving me the heads up as to what he's like," Ferdinand said.

"He said he's a huge talent, obviously not experienced yet but he thinks his style will be well-suited to the Premier League as well.

"So that's a recommendation from probably one of the best three goalkeepers in the world, Thibaut Courtois, so I'll take that."

This decision to sign Lammens comes despite the club also tracking Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa's World Cup-winning goalkeeper.

Ferdinand had openly stated his preference for Martinez, who was reportedly "keen on the switch" to United and had even discussed the move with his Argentina and United teammate, Lisandro Martinez.

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Konate limped off in the 79th minute of Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Arsenal, a match where Dominik Szoboszlai scored the winning goal from a free-kick.

Despite the initial concern, Liverpool's head coach, Arne Slot, downplayed the severity of the injury, expressing hope for a positive outcome from a scan. Konate's inclusion in the French squad confirms Slot's optimistic outlook.

"He thinks it is cramp and I have no reason to doubt him, although sometimes players talk about cramp and then we make a scan and it is more than that," said Slot.

"Jeremie Frimpong wasn't too happy, like some pundits and journalists, when I took him off against Bournemouth because he thought he only had cramp, or only felt a little bit, and he is already out for two or three weeks now. Let's wait and see.

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