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Amadou Onana is a player who has consistently been linked with Arsenal over the past 12 months.
There were strong reports in January that talks were at an advanced stage, although I was always told that wasn’t the case and that nothing was close to happening at that stage. Whether that changes this summer remains to be seen, but it may be one to keep an eye on.
We know Arsenal are in the market for at least one midfielder this summer and Onana is one of a number of players they have been monitoring.
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There is a lot to like about him as a player and Arsenal know first hand just how good he can be when he is at his best.
I’ll always remember his performance against Arsenal at Goodison last year. It was Sean Dyche’s first game in charge of Everton and Onana was absolutely exceptional.
It was one of the best midfield performances I’ve seen from a player. I was sitting in the press box at Goodison watching him thinking ‘this guy is incredible’. He was absolutely everywhere. He was strong, physical, he was running box to box, winning tackles and driving Everton forward. It was one of those individual performances from a player that just sticks in your mind.
The thing with Onana, when you talk to people who watch him week in, week out, is that those types of performances are few and far between.
He can be excellent on his day, but then he can be quite ordinary for a few weeks in a row. And that would be my worry about Arsenal signing him, especially if he were to be the only midfielder to arrive this summer.
In my opinion, Arsenal need a midfielder who can come in and immediately raise the ceiling of this team and I’m not sure he does that. I think he would be a…
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Author : Charles Watts
Publish date : 2024-06-18 21:05:00
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