{"id":2653,"date":"2021-12-14T13:36:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/14\/former-barcelona-academy-standout-andre-onana-open-to-return-when-contract-expires-at-ajax\/"},"modified":"2021-12-14T13:36:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:36:27","slug":"former-barcelona-academy-standout-andre-onana-open-to-return-when-contract-expires-at-ajax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/14\/former-barcelona-academy-standout-andre-onana-open-to-return-when-contract-expires-at-ajax\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Barcelona academy standout Andr\u00e9 Onana open to return when contract expires at Ajax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Onana open to Barcelona return<\/h2>\n<p>Star Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andr\u00e9 Onana has pushed his boat out of drydock when it comes to his next port of call, linking himself with interest in a return to Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>SB Nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReshadRahman_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reshad Rahman<\/a> sourced quotes from Spanish outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/onana-barca-primera-opcion-casa-siempre-contacto-12980102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sport<\/a> after Onana spoke plainly about where he could look to continue his career after his terms with Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam come to an end at the end of the current season;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m still in contact with Bar\u00e7a. I have a very good relationship with the club, ever since I left. Is signing for Bar\u00e7a still my first choice? Obviously. It\u2019s my home and I grew up there.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After setting off on his football journey at Samuel Eto\u2019o Academy in his native Cameroon, Onana spent five years between 2010-15 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/karim-adeyemis-agent-confirms-barcelona-rejection-but-salzburg-sensation-provides-hope-of-camp-nou-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a> at the vaunted La Masia academy set-up before finishing his education in the Ajax pipeline before making his full professional debut in 2016. Since then, he\u2019s featured 205-times for <i>de Godenzonen<\/i> across six seasons (including the current 2021-22 campaign) while capturing a pair of Eredivisie titles and the same amount of Dutch Cups (KNVB Beker).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Onana: \u201cAgreement in principle with Inter? There is talk of many things \u2013 there is also talk of Arsenal, of Bar\u00e7a obviously. At the moment, there is nothing [agreed]. The press is part of my life and there are times when [even] I\u2019m lost\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Transfers<\/a> ??<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reshad Rahman \u2706 (@ReshadRahman_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReshadRahman_\/status\/1470792183112511488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the interest in Barcelona, Onana also mentioned both Serie A champions Inter Milan and Premier League outfit Arsenal as possible destinations that he has been linked with but distanced himself from suggesting that any decision has been reached.<\/p>\n<h2>Bar\u00e7a prepare for tough Europa League knockout stage<\/h2>\n<p>The aftermath of Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League during the group stage has not gotten any easier after Xavi\u2019s men learned their Europa League fate yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1616687\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1616687\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1616687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9 Onana leaves the door wide open for a move to Barcelona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-2048x1403.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-110x76.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1357950163-910x623.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1616687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MUNICH, GERMANY \u2013 DECEMBER 08: Gerard Piqu\u00e9 of Barcelona looks dejected at the final whistle of the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen and FC Barcelona at Football Arena Munich on December 08, 2021 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Blaugrana<\/em> has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/europa-league-round-of-32-draw-barcelona-handed-tough-test-rangers-set-to-face-erling-haaland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drawn against Serie A outfit SSC Napoli<\/a> in the first round of the knock-out stage and must now contend with a side that has proven capable of scoring a high volume of goals across recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli presents arguably the toughest opponent Barcelona could have been drawn against given the seeding system, but it was further proof that the Europa League is so much more than just a second-rate European competition with the likes of Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, FC Porto, Sevilla, and Atalanta Bergamo all being included in the play-off round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onana open to Barcelona return Star Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andr\u00e9 Onana has pushed his boat out of drydock when it comes to his next port of call, linking himself with interest in a return to Barcelona. SB Nation\u2019s Reshad Rahman sourced quotes from Spanish outlet Sport after Onana spoke plainly about where he could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-2653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}