Ernest Nuamah, the talented 19-year-old Ghanaian winger, is poised to be introduced as a new acquisition for Olympique Lyonnais, following his decision to join the French club from FC Nordsjaelland.
French scout Mickaël Marques has drawn parallels between Nuamah and Manchester City-bound Jeremy Doku, as well as Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies.
Marques, who has been diligently evaluating Nuamah’s abilities, asserts that Lyon is acquiring a player with the potential to ascend to global excellence.
“In fact, it’s a mix between Doku and Davies if we had to compare him,” said Marques, as quoted by Eurosport.
“He is a player who is very powerful physically, with a very tanked upper body which allows him to hold the shock in the duels. He makes differences on his explosiveness. He really has crazy support, with and without the ball. A call-against call on his part can leave anyone on the spot.
“And with the ball, he takes advantage of his motor skills to infiltrate small spaces, he fixes, attracts the attention of the defense, he frees up spaces for others. And, often, he manages to get by. He is also very fast. Against Viborg, a stat came out: Nuamah had been flashed at 36 km/h.I think that already puts him among the three or five fastest players in L1.”
Nuamah arrives in France having earned the distinction of being the standout performer in the Danish league during the past season.
