Everton set for financial benefits as journalist shares ‘Exciting’ Belgium stance on Amadou Onana

Everton could be set for some major financial benefits with star midfielder Amadou Onana set to feature at the forefront of Belgium’s plans in future.

The 22-year-old maestro is expected to be a “exciting” member of Belgium’s new generation and will be at the vanguard of that

nation’s future qualifying campaigns and international competitions, according to Guardian journalist Will Unvin, who wrote for the

UK publication on September 6.

Onana has become a key figure under new Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco and has gone on to make seven senior appearances for his

country since his international bow in June 2022.

And Unvin writing for The Guardian wrote that Onana is one of the most crucial assets of Belgium’s exciting new setup alongside

Manchester City’s summer signing Jeremy Doku and shares that the former LOSC Lille man is set to form a pivotal part of the

international scene for years to come, which Everton could certainly benefit from.

“The Red Devils cannot afford to look back at their absent legends, instead they should focus on an exciting collection of young

players, such as Charles De Ketelaere, Johan Bakayoko and Amadou Onana, who will be at the forefront of a number of upcoming

qualifying campaigns.”

The Belgian international joined Goodison Park in a big-money £33m move last summer and has swiftly become a star player and an

instant hit amongst the Everton support despite the Toffees narrowly escaping relegation on the Premier League final day last season.

As a result of his swift emergence on the scene in the English top-flight and his showstopping performances in a rather disastrous

Everton team, Onana has been attracting plenty of interest from the Premier League’s elite.

The former LOSC Lille midfielder had been linked with various clubs this summer, with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag

interested in bringing the Belgian to Old Trafford last month as he wished to add some physicality to his midfield [TheGuardian, 14 August].

The Belgian had also been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool which certainly sent the Everton pulses racing over a disastrous exit that

the club desperately did not want despite the hefty fee they may well have received.

The Toffees were under pressure to sell the 22-year-old midfielder, who shone during the 2022–23 season, according to a report in

The Daily Mail on July 11. This was due to the club’s severe financial limitations, which were made worse by the significant funding of

their new Bramley–Moor Dock Stadium development and the FFP pressures Everton is facing.

Since the club eventually completed some essential transactions, the manager Sean Dyche will have felt a great deal of satisfaction that

no such transfers materialised over the summer.

Onana’s decision to stay may be Everton’s greatest business of the summer, but it’s just a matter of time until a major club really signs

him in the future. His Belgian international background may also be an asset.

Should Onana star for Belgium in the near future, the Toffees could certainly be boosted by a significant increase on his

reported £60m price tag in future but should he somehow stay at Goodison Park, the club could be helped by merchandise and shirt

sales as a result of the midfielder’s rise within the international scene.

It was vitally important the Toffees made their stance on his future clear as he is hugely important to what Dyche is trying to build at

Goodison Park. It’s unlikely the club will have found another player like Onana so they simply had to keep him for this summer at least.

However, his club’s growth domestically and internationally over the upcoming season may have significant long-term benefits for the organisation.