Everton knew going into the summer that sacrifices would have to be made, but in the end, those that left were largely amicable exits.
Ben Godfrey wanted to challenge himself at a new level, but Lewis Dobbin had no future at Goodison Park. Neal Maupay had also burnt practically every bridge with the fanbase, thus his departure was appreciated, but the £50m earned for Amadou Onana was largely regarded as great business.
However, the implication has now been made they might have potentially secured even more for his services, after what Aston Villa’s director of football has claimed.
Aston Villa’s director of football reviews Amadou Onana transfer
Speaking to The Athletic about their side’s outstanding transfer window, Monchi and Damian Vidagany were predictably delighted with their business.
After all, many feared for their ability to spend freely with PSR looming, but Villa’s president of football operations and director of football teamed brilliantly to get lots of high-profile and progressive deals over the line.
Onana was one such case, and now Vidagany has sought to outline a timeline of the transfer and how they reacted to the Toffees initial reply.
He claimed: ‘When Kamara comes back, we need a player who can play with him. When Kamara is not here, we need a player who can play alone. When Onana is not, Kamara can play.
‘I do not want to dive into the figures (on Onana). The first request we received, we replied OK and didn’t talk to Everton for one month since it was impossible. But then the market relocated and Onana wanted to come to Villa. We had an idea that Onana grasped what Unai wanted from him — he was rejecting one of the top, top clubs in this country. Speaking to The Athletic about their side’s outstanding transfer window, Monchi and Damian Vidagany were predictably delighted with their business.
After all, many feared for their ability to spend freely with PSR looming, but Villa’s president of football operations and director of football teamed brilliantly to get lots of high-profile and progressive deals over the line.
Onana was one such case, and now Vidagany has sought to outline a timeline of the transfer and how they reacted to the Toffees initial reply.
We had an idea that Onana grasped what Unai wanted from him — he was rejecting one of the top, top clubs in this country.
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