Confirmed Signing Amadou Onana

[Nymzee]

Been out all morning. This on?

 

[Goat]

Been out all morning. This on?

Here we go from Fab, looks dusted.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Been out all morning. This on?

The Romano gentleman has said “here we go” so amazingly I’d guess so

 

[twoblue]

If only we had done the deal a week ago...that would be good work not once season is starting...lille would have accepted the same deal weeks ago but yet always have yo wait until season is underway to do the main business which is putting us in the backfoot in the first few matches.

Yeah wish it was done last week too, I would be fretting about signing someone else this week

 

[Eggs]

Interesting comparison from an interview with Thomas Buffel who coached Onana with Belgium under 21s (interview was done when it looked like he was going to West Ham)

Buffel added that Onana is reminiscent of Marouane Fellaini for his huge frame and potential to play further forward in midfield even though he has has been described as an anchor man.
“West Ham will not have happened overnight. They pay for his potential, and he has it,” said Buffel. “Amadou is taking steps forward quickly. Amadou is a calm boy – an important quality. Also a leader figure. He is not our captain for nothing. He can inspire his teammates and puts a lot of energy into his game.”
“Amadou is reminiscent of Fellaini, especially in stature. He can also play in the ‘ten’. He won’t do two man dribbling, but with his infiltrations and length he can be dangerous in the box. We’ll see what role West Ham has in store for him. His versatility is an asset. The ‘six’ and ‘eight’ are more his natural positions. He has tremendous athleticism – ideal for the Premier League. As an attacker, you can never get rid of him,” he added.

…”as an attacker, you can never get rid of him”.

Love that quote, it’s what I continually mean by powers of recovery. A nightmare to play against, you go past players like him but you know they will come back at you, you’re never rid of them.

 

[Ferguson1878]

The chairman and Thelwell, credit were its due

Sell a player reinvest the money that’s how it should be done , not use the money to cover the debts youv ran up like kenwright he should be locked up in the st Ruperts tower for the rest of his days

 

[Bebeto]

Seems it’s 20% of whole fee, not profit. That’s a sizeable chunk off any future sale. That’s a pretty big investment and Lille have done well there to negotiate that.

So to just get our money back we have to sell him for20% more of what we paid...we must ve confident that he will be a top player

 

[bluestevon]

He’s also played 1,500 minutes, equivalent of about 14 games if my maths is right, so not too many. And the stats I’ve seen is that is pass completion is not too good, better than doucoure but not much.

His pass % I think was 83.3%

Dacoure 79.6%

That's a sizeable difference

 

[Eggs]

If only we had done the deal a week ago...that would be good work not once season is starting...lille would have accepted the same deal weeks ago but yet always have yo wait until season is underway to do the main business which is putting us in the backfoot in the first few matches.

…sounds like it might have been done a while ago, especially if West Ham couldn’t get him over the line. He’s supposed to have a slight knee injury so might have been sidelined for a few games.

 

[Goat]

His pass % I think was 83.3%

Dacoure 79.6%

That's a sizeable difference

Yes, but the "scouting report" I read said 99% of his passes are backwards and sideways.

The lad has a LOT to improve on from an attacking POV, which is fine, given his age.

 

[Bedfordblue]

So to just get our money back we have to sell him for20% more of what we paid...we must ve confident that he will be a top player

Doubt it, more likely it’s 20% of anything over what we paid.

 

[micknick]

His pass % I think was 83.3%

Dacoure 79.6%

That's a sizeable difference

Ligue 1

Premier league

Also a sizeable difference,

 

[Marius57]

Sorry 1,250 minutes of ligue 1 and 250 minutes of ucl

 

[datblygu]

Signing of the season! tbf to Lampard, the preseason recruitment has been fantastic and we've got a good squad now with a clear playing philosophy (strong spine, good width on both sides).

I can see Dele thriving this year - he's not had much game time, but he's looked good whenever he's come on.

Definitely not relegation fodder. It's a tough league this year, but definitely optimistic now.

Just need a striker

 

[zook]

…”as an attacker, you can never get rid of him”.

Love that quote, it’s what I continually mean by powers of recovery. A nightmare to play against, you go past players like him but you know they will come back at you, you’re never rid of them.

Onana and Gueye do look like they'd be an absolutely horrible pair to play against.

Pity we don't have them in in time to address the likely problem that our midfield spends 90 minutes chasing Kovacic's shadow tomorrow.