Amadou Onana

[rob_bridge]

I think he's got a lot to prove being honest - definitely has potential but not all that much end product thus far. Mitigation being he was playing for Everton so like us in 2015ish

[pablo_picasso]

I am absolutely delighted with this transfer. I wanted him a few years ago so delighted that we have now come in for him.

He has height, pace, strength, athleticism, good tackler, good passer & is young with even more potential.

Here is a comparison of him & Kamara last year. And thats in a hoof over the middle Dycheball team;



Here is his Premier League heat-map for last year; ;



His overall match rating for the Prem season was 7.06. So much for Everton fans saying he was shit. And again, that is in a "Dycheball" team.

And here is a page that shows his heat-maps across other tournaments, game ratings which are averaged out over the season, & a shit ton of other details for him;

https://www.sofascore.com/player/amadou-onana/923973

[VillaTim]

Crikey, Amadou Onana is 6'6" ! We're going to look a big team next season!

launch some bombs and lets start moving them Centre Backs

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Bloody hell! This one has come right out of the blue, last I read about him he was linked to partnering Rice at Arsenal. Man U, Spurs and Barca also linked. The fee is understandably high as Everton paid £30m for him two years ago but throw in the Tim fee and we've got ourselves a bargain.

If this is what top 4 and Champions League gets you, bring it on. It looks like Unai is planning to make sure last season was no one off. I loved our midfield last season, a joy to watch. Next season? My God we're going to be unstoppable.

[PeterWithesShin]

Pretty much guatanteed to win the league now.

If we don't start winning trophies with this squad, this manager and these owners, we're never going to fecking win any.

[pablo_picasso]

Crikey, Amadou Onana is 6'6" ! We're going to look a big team next season!

He is 6'4"/6'5".

Still tall as shit & still a very good weapon in both boxes aerially...

[N'ZMAV]

100% the midfielder we've been missing.

[N'ZMAV]

I think he's got a lot to prove being honest - definitely has potential but not all that much end product thus far. Mitigation being he was playing for Everton so like us in 2015ish

he's not been coached properly since he's been in England and he's still done well. Unai will turn him into a world beater

[Ian.]

Well you lot have filled me with great hope!

[Matt C]

We ranked poorly last season on aerial duels (an area we desperately missed Mings) and tackles won. I don’t know the stats but I’d bet Onana ranks well on both fronts as well as being technically strong based on what I saw for Belgium.

What is really interesting is it’s another versatile signing giving Emery more options on how we setup. Albeit ravaged by injuries and other teams being more aware of us, come the second half of last season besides swapping a couple like-for-like there wasn’t really anywhere for Emery to go in terms of mixing things up.

[pablo_picasso]

I covered aerial duels & tackles, balls won, etc, in the graphic in my message above...

He is excellent at all three, & beyond... 👍

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Pretty much guatanteed to win the league now.

If we don't start winning trophies with this squad, this manager and these owners, we're never going to fecking win any.

Ha! Not sure about winning the league just yet but we're going to taking some shifting out of the top 4. Trophies is another thing. I think we already have the trophy for most midfielders at a club. No wonder Barkley looked so miserable yesterday. Is 2025 finally going to be our year when we lift again that domestic trophy that has been avoiding us for decades?

[Matt C]

I covered aerial duels & tackles, balls won, etc, in the graphic in my message above...

He is excellent at all three, & beyond... 👍

Just now seeing it - fresh from Unai’s data room.

[pablo_picasso]

I love a good stat... 😂

[rougegorge]

I think he's got a lot to prove being honest - definitely has potential but not all that much end product thus far. Mitigation being he was playing for Everton so like us in 2015ish

I agree. He never really stood out, and I didn't notice him do much for Belgium. However he is young and Emery has a knack of improving players.