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Onana moves to Aston Villa in £50m deal
English Premier League club Aston Villa have acquired midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton in a £50 million deal.
The 22-year-old, who played every minute of Belgium’s Euro 2024 campaign, will now have the chance to compete in the Champions League with Villa this season.
Onana originally joined Everton from Lille for £33 million in 2022, making 72 appearances and scoring four goals for the Toffees.
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“I’ll be playing in the Champions League again and that’s very exciting,” said Onana.
“We also have a manager that’s one of the best in the business and I think he can take my game to the next level.”
Onana added that Villa midfielder and Belgium team-mate Youri Tielemans helped convince him to join the Midlands club.
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