Amadou Onana - Signed

[Rigadon]

From what little I've seen, Onana is much stronger off the ball and still has a good range of passing.  Plus he's good in the air which will help us to concede less / score more from set pieces.  I'm hoping he is a better fit for our midfield than Luiz. 

[pablo_picasso]

Chuffed if we get him. As I said when Dougie left, if we buy Onana we’ve upgraded midfield.

The same Onana who spent a good time on Everton's bench is an upgrade on Douglas Luiz...the jilted lover vibes are very strong.

The quoted fee seems crazy* for a player who promised far more than he delivered at Everton. Yes, he's young, talented and "wait until Emery coaches him" but come on. Dycheball or not, he should be more than capable of outshining likes of James Garner, Gueye and Doucoure on a regular basis.

*All transfer fees agreed between Villa and Everton this summer are a bit suspect

When you look at him with Belgium, he is a player that likes the ball at his feet & to be able to pass the ball to a team mate on the deck. His passing percentages suggest he is pretty good at it too. That cant happen often enough in a club run by the likes of Dyche. So with that in mind, I nave no doubt that he probably dropped a level at Everton, albeit, the stats that I posted earlier in the thread that compared him & Kamara suggest otherwise.

But I don't personally think he is better than Douglas Luiz when Luiz was on top form. Onana does not have Douglas Luiz ability to run with the ball for example, but I think that Onanas ability to play in the 6 or the 8 equally well mean that we wont get that big drop off when he has to cover for Kamara, like happened with Douglas Luiz.

And if rumours of bids refused for the likes of Guendouzi, Merino, etc, are anything to go by, Onana might not be Douglas Luiz actual replacement.

[PeterWithe]

From what little I've seen, Onana is much stronger off the ball and still has a good range of passing.  Plus he's good in the air which will help us to concede less / score more from set pieces.  I'm hoping he is a better fit for our midfield than Luiz. 

Hmmm, if I was in the mood for an argument I’d mention that Duggie was a perfect fit for our midfield, hence us vastly over achieving and finishing 4th and a semi final.

[Dave]

From what little I've seen, Onana is much stronger off the ball and still has a good range of passing.  Plus he's good in the air which will help us to concede less / score more from set pieces.  I'm hoping he is a better fit for our midfield than Luiz. 

Hmmm, if I was in the mood for an argument I’d mention that Duggie was a perfect fit for our midfield, hence us vastly over achieving and finishing 4th and a semi final.

I guess the proof / pudding / eating of that will be when we see how well Onana does in comparison. Onana is definitely more the style of midfielder Emery likes in that position.

[ChicagoLion]

From what little I've seen, Onana is much stronger off the ball and still has a good range of passing.  Plus he's good in the air which will help us to concede less / score more from set pieces.  I'm hoping he is a better fit for our midfield than Luiz. 

Hmmm, if I was in the mood for an argument I’d mention that Duggie was a perfect fit for our midfield, hence us vastly over achieving and finishing 4th and a semi final.

Agree, before it got disrupted our midfield was functioning brilliantly.

[Ian.]

I will remain on the fence until a midfielder comes along and gives the performances Dougie gave us from around November 23 until Kamara got himself injured. He was absolutely outstanding.

[Ads]

If somebody normally so positive as Bronte is down on Onana, then we're probably struggling. I've asked Levico what he thinks to try and lift the mood, but unfortunately I have to report that he says we'll get beat 3-0. Troubling times.

[Brazilian Villain]

If somebody normally so positive as Bronte is down on Onana, then we're probably struggling. I've asked Levico what he thinks to try and lift the mood, but unfortunately I have to report that he says we'll get beat 3-0. Troubling times.

I hate to see you so down, maybe BC Villain will talk up our chances.

[LeeB]

It's nonsense to expect attacking midfielders to drop in deep and not have the partner pick up the slack.

We had nobody in the squad to replace Kamara, and it showed. We also had nobody to replace Luiz, and it showed.

Tielemans, McGinn? Tielemans has got everything that Luiz has in his game, and more.

I fully agree, and he's only 12 months older and vastly more experienced in European football.

[Tuscans]

🚨🟣🔵 Understand Aston Villa have booked medical tests for Amadou Onana on Sunday.

If all goes to plan, Onana will sign his contract as new Aston Villa player on Monday.

Everton receive £50m plus sell-on clause and add-ons, as reported last week.

Here we go, confirmed. ✅🇧🇪

[Dante Lavelli]

It's nonsense to expect attacking midfielders to drop in deep and not have the partner pick up the slack.

We had nobody in the squad to replace Kamara, and it showed. We also had nobody to replace Luiz, and it showed.

Tielemans, McGinn? Tielemans has got everything that Luiz has in his game, and more.

I hope you’re right on this.  Personally, I’d pick Luiz over Tieleman every day of the week.

[Rigadon]

From what little I've seen, Onana is much stronger off the ball and still has a good range of passing.  Plus he's good in the air which will help us to concede less / score more from set pieces.  I'm hoping he is a better fit for our midfield than Luiz. 

Hmmm, if I was in the mood for an argument I’d mention that Duggie was a perfect fit for our midfield, hence us vastly over achieving and finishing 4th and a semi final.

I guess the proof / pudding / eating of that will be when we see how well Onana does in comparison. Onana is definitely more the style of midfielder Emery likes in that position.

Absolutely.  I just have a good feeling about this one.

[Percy McCarthy]

https://insidefutbol.com/2024/07/19/man-utd-made-last-minute-hijack-for-aston-villa-bound-star-but-he-had-given-his-word/652604/

[LeeB]

https://insidefutbol.com/2024/07/19/man-utd-made-last-minute-hijack-for-aston-villa-bound-star-but-he-had-given-his-word/652604/

Lol. "... but he'd given his word" is a new one.

[Villafirst]

Typical Manure tried to hijack the deal. Onana must want to play Champions League football!