Kevin Mirallas has tipped Everton and Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana to develop into ‘probably the greatest’ for membership and nation.
Onana joined the Toffees from French facet Lille in the summertime of 2022 and has since made 72 appearances for the membership throughout all competitions, scoring 4 targets and offering three assists.
The 22-year-old was first amongst Everton gamers within the 2023/24 Premier League for passes and last third passes accomplished per 90 minutes, whereas he additionally averaged 3.06 tackles and three.62 possessions received within the center third per 90.
Onana’s type at Goodison Park has seen him develop into an everyday starter at worldwide stage with Belgium, for whom he already has 13 senior caps underneath his belt and wore the captain’s armband towards Germany in March 2023.
The midfielder is a part of the Pink Devils’ squad that may look to finish their lengthy anticipate a serious worldwide title at Euro 2024 in Germany this summer season.
What’s extra, Onana’s achievements haven’t gone unnoticed within the switch market, with the likes of Arsenal and Aston Villa closely linked with a transfer this summer season.
Mirallas backs Onana to develop into ‘probably the greatest’
Former Everton winger Kevin Mirallas — himself a 60-time Belgium worldwide throughout his taking part in days, when he additionally turned out 186 occasions for the Toffees between 2012 and 2018 — has backed Onana to hitch the sport’s elite midfielders in years to come back.
“Onana has executed effectively on the entire at Everton,” Mirallas informed the official Everton web site of his compatriot. “It’s by no means straightforward adapting to the Premier League, however he’s performed a variety of video games and been an necessary member of the squad.
“I believe his potential is big, and I believe when he manages to know higher and utilise his qualities, then he can go on to be probably the greatest within the center for membership and nation.
“He’s clearly helped by his bodily attributes. His dimension and energy make him an actual asset defensively by way of successful a lot of particular person duels. Everton are excellent at set-pieces and he is likely one of the greatest dangermen from them in these moments.
“I’d say that dimension additionally helps him going ahead, too. He’s nice at driving up the pitch with the ball at his ft, and I truly suppose he might do this extra. Perhaps he’ll as he develops over the following few years. But it surely’s not simply his energy, I additionally like his technical capability which will be underrated.
“Onana strikes the ball effectively and has actually spectacular method – good touches in tight areas all the time. In some ways, he has the entire package deal of what a midfielder wants, like the proper box-to-box kind who can impression the sport each going ahead, and when defending.
“He’s assured, too, and I believe you want that to take management of video games. I actually like this about him.
“I believe we are going to see him go from energy to energy.”
