In comparison, Onana has missed just nine games since making his professional debut for Hamburg three years ago, and more importantly, he has not suffered the same injury twice.
So availability is clearly something that the Dakar-born dynamo has over his potential competition, but how do the duo's underlying numbers from last season stack up?
Well, it doesn't look good for the Arsenal man, as despite his clear superiority when it comes to progressive passes, it's Everton's "midfield powerhouse", as described by U23 scout Antonio Mango, who comes out on top in the majority of essential metrics.
He won more tackles, made more interceptions, made no errors that led to a goal and won significantly more aerial duels.
Amadou Onana vs Thomas Partey
Stats per 90
Onana
Partey
Non-Penalty Expected Goals + Assists
0.20
0.14
Progressive Passes
2.86
8.37
Progressive Carries
0.98
1.23
Tackles Won
1.56
1.45
Interceptions
1.34
1.01
Errors Leading to Goals
0.00
0.04
Aerial Duels Won
2.17
1.34
All Stats via FBref for the 2022/23 Domestic Season
Ultimately, Partey is a player who will have to be moved on given his poor track record with injuries, and while it'll cost the club an awful lot of money, signing the "one-man army", as described by Jacek Kulig, that is Onana would be a fantastic ideapackage" and a "Swiss army knife in midfield", he might prove to be worth it.
Amadou Onana could replace Thomas Partey
Now, replacing a player as good as Partey is going to be a mammoth task for whoever is asked to do it, and at 22 years old, it could be argued that Onana is too young to do so. However, as the saying goes, availability is the best ability, and while it isn't his fault, Partey just never seems to be available anymore.
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