Toluwani Lasisi
Altay Bayindir will retain his place in goal for Manchester United in Sunday’s derby against Manchester City.
United signed Lammens for £18.1m from Belgium top-flight club Royal Antwerp on deadline day in preference to World Cup winner Emi Martinez, who was ready to leave Aston Villa.
With the departure of Andre Onana to Trabzonspor on loan, it has created uncertainty over the status Amorim’s current number one.
Bayindir has started all three Premier League games so far this season making mistakes that led to goals against Arsenal and Burnley but will still be at the goal post against rival City
However, Amorim thinks Lammens offers plenty of promise.
”He has great potential to be our goalkeeper for a number of years,” he said.
”Sometimes as a club, you try to see different options. We are in a moment where the goalkeeper needs to be really strong and have a lot of experience.
”But as well as looking at the present, we must have a focus on the future.”
Although Bayindir, 27, only made his Premier League debut in April, he has played 10 times for Turkey and has vastly more experience than Lammens, who had had just one season as a top-flight regular.
It makes the decision to let Bayindir continue relatively straightforward.
”It is a different league, different country, different ball,” said Amorim. “Altay is going to continue.”
