World Cup star's agent confirms transfer talks to join Man Utd

Orlando Gill is attracting strong interest from Manchester United (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United have held talks to sign San Lorenzo and Paraguay star Orlando Gill, according to the goalkeeper’s agent.

Gill was one of the unlikely heroes of this year’s World Cup, playing every single minute as Paraguay made as far as the last 16, knocking out Germany in the process.

He will perhaps be best remembered for his heroic penalty-shootout display against the four-time winners, when he denied both Kai Havertz and Nick Woltemade from the spot to help his nation advance through.

After registering clean sheets against both Turkey and Australia in Group D, Gill finished with the most saves of any goalkeeper at the entire tournament – totalling 28 stops across Paraguay’s five matches.

Eloy Room came closest to matching Gill’s extraordinary numbers in this department, making 21 saves in his three group-stage appearances for rank outsiders Curacao.

Earlier this month, the 26-year-old claimed he had received a number of offers to leave San Lorenzo, with his World Cup showings said to have attracted the attentions of a host of top European teams.

The likes of Olympiakos, Aston Villa and Ipswich have all been credited with an interest in Gill, as well as Manchester United, despite the club already snapping up Karl Darlow on a free transfer.

Gill shone at this summer’s World Cup (Picture: Getty)

The Paraguayan should be allowed to leave San Lorenzo, according to his agent (Picture: Getty)

Torino, Fiorentina, Feyenoord and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have also been tentatively linked with the 6 ft 6 in ‘keeper.

‘Offers are arriving but until something is concrete I’m going to keep thinking about San Lorenzo,’ Gill told Argentine outlet Ole.

‘I still have a contract with San Lorenzo. If nothing official happens, my head is at San Lorenzo.’

Gill’s Paraguay were knocked out by France in the last 16 (Picture: Getty)

Fast forward two weeks and Gill’s agent Mario Jara has gone into further detail about the discussions he had held over the goalkeeper’s future and a potential move away from San Lorenzo.

Jara appeared to confirm that United had made enquiries for Gill while adding that there had been two ‘concrete’ proposals from two teams in Europe.

‘We are in talks with English clubs, as well as clubs in Germany. There were enquiries from Manchester United,’ he explained in an interview with DSports.

‘We only received two concrete offers. We are currently in the negotiation phase.’

Lammens is United’s undisputed number one (Picture: Getty)

Jara believes the time has come for Gill to take the ‘step up in quality’ from Argentinian football to one of Europe’s top five leagues.

‘The sale is close, the time is right. We have to handle it very carefully because there are many things involved,’ he added.

‘It’s ideal for him to take a step up in quality.

‘He’s prepared and capable of playing in any league, without a doubt.’

🇵🇾 ORLANDO GILL YA ES UN ÍDOLO PARA LOS MÁS CHICOS 🙌▶ El arquero mundialista con Paraguay compartió un momento con unos pequeños hinchas de San Lorenzo luego de la victoria ante Gimnasia de Mendoza en el Pedro Bidegain🎥 @DiegoPaulich pic.twitter.com/mgzC90TOeT— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) July 29, 2026

According to Jara, a summer transfer move would be in the best interest of all parties, including San Lorenzo.

‘We’re trying to finalise it as quickly as possible for everyone’s benefit,’ he continued.

‘It would be very important for San Lorenzo, hopefully it will come to fruition.’

Considering Gill’s ‘personality’ and ability to cope under pressure, Jara was ‘not surprised’ to see his client perform to such a high level at the World Cup.

United kick off the new Premier League season away to newly promoted Hull on August 22 (Picture: Getty)

‘I’m not surprised by the level he’s playing at, no at all,’ he went on.

‘He has no ceiling and he has a lot of room to grow, but what he did against Germany really catapulted him.

‘Everything he went through at the World Cup wasn’t easy, especially in the 4-1 loss to the United States. Many influential people weighed in.