Thibaut Courtois has endorsed Manchester United’s decision to sign Senne Lammens, according to Rio Ferdinand.

United, who had also held talks to sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, completed their £18.2 million deal to sign Lammens from Belgian side Royal Antwerp on deadline day.

The 23-year-old has made only 62 appearances in Belgian football and played just one game in the Champions League before his move to Old Trafford.

However, Lammens is highly rated and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois believes his countryman is ‘well-suited’ to the Premier League.

‘Just so you know, that voice note was from Thibaut Courtois. 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 on his YouTube ch

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