another son of immigrants who seeks to succeed with Spain

Al success that Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams have, protagonists and champions of the Euro Cup with the National Team in Germany, we must add that of Samu Omorodion. The striker who was an Olympic champion in Paris and who rears his head in Porto as one of the best scorers. Spain has a pearl outside our bordersa goal scorer who is boiling, young, to be polished and with the ambition to reach the absolute and make history.

Samu Omorodion, like the Williams brothers and Lamine Yamal, had the passion to become a professional footballer and a family obsession. “I want to remove my mother from cleaning stairs”Samu, a 20-year-old boy who was born in Melilla after a long trip by his single mother (Edith) who arrived pregnant from Nigeria, has said on different occasions.

She knows perfectly well how hard it is to leave your country, to reach another to seek a better life, the effort and sacrifices of a mother who went from Melilla to Seville to satisfy the basic needs of her children. Samu Omorodion grew up in the Macarena neighborhood, He dreamed of being a top-level footballer and representing Spain. He has achieved it, although he still needs the last step: being called up for the senior team.

Luis de la Fuente has it in his plans, but it is not easy to take the step in a formed and continuing group. Morata, Joselu, Oyarzabal and Ayoze have preference for the Rioja coach. Samu Omorodion doesn’t take off his towelas he demonstrated before the Olympic Games by rejecting the call from Nigeria, claimed by his mother’s country of origin. His goal, in the short, medium or long term, is the absolute Spanish National Team.

Thank you God for making me participate in this authentic madness!🙏🏾
Dreams come true🥇 pic.twitter.com/gSbdl3zKOs

— Samu (@samuaghehowa) August 9, 2024

To achieve this, Samu has had to fight a lot from below and not get demoralized at times when the coaches turned their backs on him. They saw him as a strong and powerful boy, but without quality. Leaving the Sevilla quarry was a pain and he overcame with tenacity and enthusiasm to play for Nervión. His football progress took him to Granada, a club where he had a meteoric rise. From playing in the Second Federation to debuting with the first team and scoring a goal in the Metropolitano.

The Athletes’ back

That match definitely put him in the showcase. Simeone fell in love with Samu’s power and strength. An area forward, finisher and forceful. Atlético de Madrid paid the clause of 6 million euros to Granada and loaned him to Alavés, where he played all of last season. This summer his situation took a turn. Atleti put him on the market, they needed to make money and gave priority to the signing of Sorloth. Samu Omorodion wanted to play for Atleti, but the doors were closed to him and interest from Chelsea came. He passed the medical examination in Paris, in the middle of the Olympic Games, and a few days later the English club ruled out his signing.

Another stick for Samu. Until Andoni Zubizarreta, Porto’s new sports director, appeared, very interested in the new project of the Portuguese club. The operation was closed for 15 million euros for 50% of the federative rights and Porto put a clause in which can be done with 80% if it pays 10 million euros more in the next two years. The operation is seen as a bargain with a forward who is only 20 years old and has started the season like a plane.

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Samu Omorodion He has scored 7 goals in six games. He has done a double for Manchester United in the Europa League. He has better scoring records than Sorloth (1 goal) and Julián Álvarez (2 goals) and the Porto forward has become one of the sensations of this start of the season. There are Atleti fans who wonder why they didn’t opt ​​for Samu Omorodion.

Do Dragao’s new idol dazzles Portuguese football, signing a contract for five seasons and Zubizarreta gave him a clause of 100 million of euros. Andoni, who was a goalkeeper for Athletic, Barcelona and the Spanish National Team, places his trust in a forward who Luis de la Fuente is keeping an eye on to make the jump from the U-21 to the senior team.

Al success that Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams have, protagonists and champions of the Euro Cup with the National Team in Germany, we must add that of Samu Omorodion. The striker who was an Olympic champion in Paris and who rears his head in Porto as one of the best scorers. Spain has a pearl outside our bordersa goal scorer who is boiling, young, to be polished and with the ambition to reach the absolute and make history.