Onana able to take Aston Villa to the highest following Everton change

Amadou Onana is aiming to take Aston Villa to the highest following the completion of his switch from Everton on Monday.

Onana, who grew to become Unai Emery’s eighth signing this switch window, signed a five-year contract in a deal price £50million.

The 22-year-old will function a substitute for the departing Douglas Luiz, who accomplished a £42.35million change to Juventus final month.

Onana featured in all 4 of Belgium’s Euro 2024 fixtures in Germany, and made 72 appearances for Everton throughout his two-year stint at Goodison Park.

Villa are competing within the Champions League for the primary time this season following their fourth place end within the Premier League.

And Onana is eager to construct on the foundations laid by Emery at Villa Park as he appears to deliver success again to the West Midlands.

“To take what I can and assist deliver this soccer membership to the highest,” Onana informed Aston Villa’s official web site on his ambitions upon his arrival on the membership.

“I believe they’d an incredible season final yr, and we have now to surf on that vibe and attempt to compete for the highest.”

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The Belgian worldwide was linked with a earlier than his change to Villa, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal all fascinated about his providers.

Nevertheless, Onana was capable of checklist a number of positives of selecting to play his soccer underneath Emery, somebody he described as “top-of-the-line within the enterprise”.

“It was a little bit of the whole lot. It’s a wholesome environment right here for me to develop as a participant, but in addition as a person,” Onana informed Aston Villa’s official web site.

“You guys performed some very enticing soccer final season, a great deal of targets, and we will likely be taking part in within the Champions League subsequent season.

“These are a few of the issues which are very thrilling with a supervisor who’s, for me, top-of-the-line within the enterprise and I believe he can take my sport to the subsequent degree.”

Onana has beforehand featured within the Champions League, making eight appearances throughout his time with Lille.

Having helped Everton keep away from relegation from the Premier League over the previous two years, Onana is trying ahead to taking part in amongst Europe’s elite as soon as once more.

“I believe Champions League nights are totally different from another night time,” Onana stated. “It’s a particular feeling strolling out to that Champions League music.”