HSV Hamburg are watching Amadou Onana’s situation at Aston Villa carefully as they will benefit from a transfer yet again.
MOPO report on the midfielder today and how he continues to bring money in for the German club despite leaving five years ago.
Transfer value skyrockets
The newspaper explained that the fact that Onana’s valuation ‘continues to skyrocket’ is a source of ‘great joy’ at his former club, HSV Hamburg.
That’s because the German club will earn a ‘substantial amount’ from Onana should he leave Aston Villa this summer.
HSV have been benefitting from the Belgian for years after signing him on a free transfer in 2020. A year later he was sold to Lille for €13.57m. But crucially, that included a sell-on clause.
So, when the French side sold Onana to Everton for €39.87m in 2022, they earned 20% of any profit. That saw them pocket a tidy €5.6m from the deal. It was a ‘welcome windfall’ at the time.
The same happened again when Aston Villa paid Everton €59.35m for Onana in 2024. A chain reaction then kicked in. Lille got 20% of the profit from Everton, and in turn paid 20% of that to Hamburg. It saw the Germans pocket another €1m.
Summer transfer
Now they could benefit again. Everton have a clause with Aston Villa, worth 10% of any profit. And then the chain kicks in again. Everton will get their 10%, Lille will get 20% of that and HSV will get 20% of that.
It means the German side are keeping a very close eye on what happens with Amadou Onana at Aston Villa this summer. A report last month linked Galatasaray with an ambitious move.
At 24-years-old, Onana is hitting the peak years of his career. He’s a key player under Unai Emery and has eyes on him in the Premier League and Europe.
Another big transfer could be on the way. And if it is, HSV will be set to benefit again, as they’ve already done three times over.
