Ghana teenager Ernest Nuamah has formally accomplished his transfer to French outfit Olympique Lyon from FC Nordsjaelland.
The membership confirmed the historic signing on Wednesday, August 30, bringing an finish to a fruitful spell with the Danish giants as he joins on mortgage with an obligation to be signed completely by the previous French champions.
“Olympique Lyonnais is delighted with the signing of Ernest Nuamah, thought of one of many future nice hopes in his place, who would be the second Ghanaian footballer within the historical past of the membership after Michaël Essien, his assistant coach at Nordsjaelland, between 2003 and 2005,” Lyon said in an official assertion.
👀 Partout en ville et bientôt dans votre stade … 3️⃣7️⃣🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/ihKd9Zj6o4
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 30, 2023
This follows a video earlier shared by FC Norsdjaelland confirming his departure after a profitable time within the Danish Tremendous League.
🇬🇭𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 ➡️ 🇩🇰𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 ➡️ 🇫🇷𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐬
Thanks for the journey thus far, @Nana_Nuamah10! It has solely simply begun ♥️💛🙌🏼
Læs mere om 𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐭 af Ernest Nuamah through linket 🔗🔻
— FC Nordsjælland 🐯 (@FCNordsjaelland) August 30, 2023
The 19-year-old’s switch has been anticipated in the previous few days following his profitable medicals earlier final week having already agreed on private phrases.
Nuamah follows within the footsteps of fellow compatriots Mohammed Kudus and Kamaldeen Sulemana who all left FC Nordsjaelland after sensible spells having all initially joined from the well-known Proper to Dream Academy.
Nuamah was an impressive determine for the Danish heavyweights scoring 12 objectives and helping 4 instances which ultimately received him Younger Participant of the Yr by a panel of specialists, the Spring Greatest Participant award, voted on by Superliga head coaches in addition to the Participant of the Yr award, which was chosen by his fellow Superliga gamers.
Nuamah has additionally been named among the many 100 nominees for the 2023 Golden Boy Award.
The younger ahead has picked up proper the place he left off final season, scoring 5 objectives and offering one help in six video games for the Tigers this season earlier than his transfer to Lyon.
He has not solely delivered remarkably for his membership however has made a reputation for himself on the worldwide entrance. In June, Nuamah made his debut for the Black Stars in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in opposition to Madagascar. He was additionally a part of the Black Meteors squad on the 2023 U-23 AFCON held in Morocco taking part in an important function to assist Ghana qualify for the competitors.
His exceptional performances initially attracted a number of European golf equipment together with Paris Saint Germain, Tottenham Hotspurs and Ajax Amsterdam who had recognized him as a long-term alternative for Kudus who joined West Ham final weekend.