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Abdul Fatawu Signs

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adejo92

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Stolen from Twitter:
 
Leicester signed Abdul Fatawu on loan from Sporting Lisbon last summer after he failed to impress in their C team after his FREE transfer from Ghanaian 2nd division side Steadfast FC.
The Ghanian club asked for no transfer fee as they didn’t want to stand in the way of his career in Europe but a 50% sell on clause in the first 3 years of his move to Sporting, knowing he was destined for greatness.
 
Leicester had a mandatory obligation to buy for £14m if they get promoted, which has now triggered netting the Ghanian minnows a whopping £7m. To offer some context, the highest fee ever received by Steadfast FC was for £25,000 previously.
 
There’s going to be some celebration in Ghana when that cheque hits! Cracking story 🤝❤️
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On 01/05/2024 at 13:06, UniFox21 said:

Interesting that he's started to slow himself prior to shooting; in his goals against Saints he's beaten the player and then takes a few steps to steady himself before shooting. 

He recently thanked Iheanacho and Daka in an interview for helping him with his shooting practice (I think it was mentioned in that post-match interview, in fact?)

 

I'm fairly sure Iheanacho has a habit of slowing down before striking the ball, so would make sense if that was the case.

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7 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

He recently thanked Iheanacho and Daka in an interview for helping him with his shooting practice (I think it was mentioned in that post-match interview, in fact?)

 

I'm fairly sure Iheanacho has a habit of slowing down before striking the ball, so would make sense if that was the case.

Hmmm…. shooting practice from Daka? 
 

He’ll be getting advice from Martyn Waghorn next at this rate 

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Genuinely can't fathom out how he didn't prosper at Sporting, even in a wing back system. He's one of the best defensive wingers I've seen and could play wing back even, but would thrive in a 3-4-3.

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2 hours ago, CloudFox said:

He recently thanked Iheanacho and Daka in an interview for helping him with his shooting practice (I think it was mentioned in that post-match interview, in fact?)

 

I'm fairly sure Iheanacho has a habit of slowing down before striking the ball, so would make sense if that was the case.

He's got a hell of a sense of humour that lad

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6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Genuinely can't fathom out how he didn't prosper at Sporting, even in a wing back system. He's one of the best defensive wingers I've seen and could play wing back even, but would thrive in a 3-4-3.

He's very similar to Saka. He broke through at Arsenal as a wing back.

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I have been banging on about Fatawu's 'big chances created' this season when he was being described as 'raw' and his decision making being questioned.

 

See below the chances created by season, compared with Fatawu's (who still has a game to go, and did miss the first few).

 

 

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On 30/04/2024 at 10:01, ARM1968 said:

As I’ve said many times, this lad is mustard. 19 and has it all. Sure he has the odd quiet game and makes some poor decisions, but he’s 19 and will improve massively - that is scary. Now we are up, and after last night you wouldn’t bet against it, he will be signed. The sky is the limit for this kid. 
 

I think we have an obligation to sign him. So we have to. 

(he's 20)

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I think objectively, if you were being objective, you'd have to say he's the best footballer and possibly the sexiest human on the planet. Just speaking objectively.

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5 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

(he's 20)

You sure that’s not his goal contributions and you’re getting mixed up?  I’m sure he was 19 at some point 🤣🤣.  A pendant for the pedant. 

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In other news, I wonder if we'll go back in for Ryan Giles now we've been promoted. If JJ goes (as is rumoured) he'd be a decent addition.

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13 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

In other news, I wonder if we'll go back in for Ryan Giles now we've been promoted. If JJ goes (as is rumoured) he'd be a decent addition.

He was crap for Luton. If we want to build a team to be promoted in 2025/2026 then he would be a fine addition but not if we want to stay up.

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54 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

You sure that’s not his goal contributions and you’re getting mixed up?  I’m sure he was 19 at some point 🤣🤣.  A pendant for the pedant. 

As I said to someone else, I don't mind being called pedantic, but I just prefer 'accurate' :) 

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I'm utterly convinced by Abdul, think he's got everything. Works hard, full of tricks, pace, a good left foot and getting better on his right.

 

Needs to work on his composure, but seeing signs already that he's improving on that. Can see him being the next one we sell for 50m+ in a few years.

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18 hours ago, CloudFox said:

He recently thanked Iheanacho and Daka in an interview for helping him with his shooting practice (I think it was mentioned in that post-match interview, in fact?)

 

I'm fairly sure Iheanacho has a habit of slowing down before striking the ball, so would make sense if that was the case.

Explains why some finishes look world class and some are still well off the mark then :D

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18 hours ago, CloudFox said:

He recently thanked Iheanacho and Daka in an interview for helping him with his shooting practice (I think it was mentioned in that post-match interview, in fact?)

 

I'm fairly sure Iheanacho has a habit of slowing down before striking the ball, so would make sense if that was the case.

I heard Hermansen is getting tips from Danny Ward.

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15 hours ago, FOXSE said:

I have been banging on about Fatawu's 'big chances created' this season when he was being described as 'raw' and his decision making being questioned.

 

See below the chances created by season, compared with Fatawu's (who still has a game to go, and did miss the first few).

 

 

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Those are absolutely unreal stats!

 

I know our fanbase is notorious for writing players off, but please let's give him patience next season assuming he's still with us. The step up is going to be big, but if he continues to refine his game he is going to be a superstar.

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