The talented Frenchman is ready for the big leap and Parma already has the right name in mind to pick up his legacy. A return that smells like home
Parma, Bonny in Premier a suon di milioni: il suo erede è il figliuol prodigo (Foto: LaPresse) – serieanews.com
Looking at the bare statistics, some might turn their noses up. Ange-Yoan Bonny, class of 2003, has not experienced a season as a thoroughbred bomber: few goals, 6 so far, interspersed with breaks that at times seemed eternal.
Yet those who have seen him play know that there is much more to him. Speed, the physique of a modern center forward and that ability to single-handedly carry the weight of the attack: rare qualities for such a young boy. And still we are talking about one of the few 2003s to have surpassed 5 league goals. Sorry if that’s not enough!
It is no coincidence that Napoli and Juve had him in their sights as early as last summer. Antonio Conte, who is building a team in the image of his battling spirit, would have seen in him a perfect deputy for Romelu Lukaku.
But interest has not remained only in Italy. Several Premier League teams have moved in, sniffing out the deal and especially sniffing out a talent who, with the right guidance, could explode at any moment.
The 20-25 million euros Parma expects to collect for Bonny tells a good story of how convinced they are of his potential in England. Already in January an important offer had arrived,” Fabrizio Romano tells us, “but Parma held out, knowing that in the summer they would pocket several million more.
Andrea Adorante, il dopo Bonny: sarebbe un ritorno nella sua Parma
In the notebook of the Crociati’s ds Mauro Pederzoli, the name circled twice is that of Andrea Adorante. A comeback that smacks of a story to tell the grandchildren, because Adorante was born (in 2000) in Parma and grew up, on and off the field, working his way through the Crociati youth academy and then trying his luck elsewhere, first at Inter and then around the minor categories.
Andrea Adorante, il dopo Bonny: sarebbe un ritorno nella sua Parma (LaPresse) – serieanews.com
This year has been the year of his definitive consecration: after 12 in 18 games last year in Serie C, he is dragging Juve Stabia into Serie B as well with 12 goals in 27 appearances, becoming one of the most followed Italian center forwards in the league, two goals behind top scorers Iemmello and Francesco Pio Esposito, another amazing talent who Inter, however, is holding on tightly.
His market value will be between 5 and 10 million euros, but for him the destination Parma would not be a mere stop: it would be home. Adorante is eager for redemption after years that were not easy, marked by a bad injury in his youth days at Inter that seemed to have held back his career. Today he is whole, mature and hungry.
The Parma project of Chivu, who has just taken Pecchia’s place, is aiming at a striker who can handle the pressure and give guarantees right away and to be flanked by Mateo Pellegrino, who also impressed in recent outings. Adorante knows the environment, knows the jersey and knows what it means to play with his heart in his hand for those colors. And by his fellow citizens he would surely be pampered and treated as a small diamond to be raised at home.
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