The market veraniego of incorporations of the season 2024/25 already has given beginning and with him have begun to produce some movements that affect of a form or another to the FC Barcelona. The combined Barcelonan has two very clear aims for this window estival of signings: reinforce with a left extreme and a mediocentro of first level, as long as they allow it the regulations of the 'fair play' financial and the rule 1/1 in LaLiga.
Regarding the pointer by the left-handed band, seems to have consensus in the option chosen: Nico Williams. Nevertheless, regarding the mediocentro, there is a wider variety of names that the sportive direction culé is considering. One of them was the mediocentro Belgian of 22 years of the Everton, Amadou Onana.
The native of Dakar was very appreciated by his big physical deployment, what allowed him strengthen defensivamente the centre of the field of the cast culé. To his time, also can contribute in the aerial game and in offensive works, although this last is not his main fortress. However, the Catalan picture will have to sack of this alternative, since according to the journalist Fabrizio Romano, Onana would be near to join to the Aston Villa of Unai Emery in an operation valued in roughly 50 million pounds sterling (around 60 M€).
The reasons behind the signing fallido of Amadou Onana
Now, the portal 'Liverpool Throw', specialised in subjects related with the two big clubs of Merseyside, Liverpool and Everton, has stood out the main reasons by which Amadou Onana decided to abandon the group 'Toffee'. The first of them would be related with the elimination of Belgium in the eighth of final of the Eurocopa, the past 1 July.
According to this source, the mediocentro had the aspiration to form part of a team that struggled by important aims. Although the FC Barcelona fit in this description, the fact that it prioritised the incorporation of Nico Williams cooled the operation, opening the door to other casts like the Aston Villa, that remained in fourth place in the Premier League 2023/24 and will contest the UEFA Champions League in the next season 2024/25.
Another reason that precipitated this transaction, that still lacking by oficializar, is the wish of the Everton to leave go out to some players, and Amadou Onana was in his list of priorities of sales. As 'Transfermarkt', the mediocentro was the player with greater value of market of the club, estimated in some 50 M€. Therefore, it would not be surprising that, considering the value of the footballers and the teams interested in him, opted for selling it to the best bidder, prioritising his exit before that the one of, for example, Jarrad Branthwaite. Likewise, this sale would help enormously to balance the accounts of the group 'Toffee', that is interested in resolving quickly his financial problems to fulfil with the rules of cost of the Premier League and avoid possible sanctions.