Amadou Onana was assigned to an Everton exit live on air by a slip of the tongue from Robbie Mustoe during the defeat to Manchester United.
The NBC pundit reacted at half time of the 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford to the transfer-linked Belgian star’s glorious early opportunity on 9 March and accidentally called him a “Chelsea midfield player” amid reported interest from Stamford Bridge.
Mustoe said on the world feed coverage (2.13pm): “They were very much quick out of the blocks. You see a lovely ball in from Dwight McNeil here. Onana, the number eight Chelsea midfield player, Everton midfield player, just can’t get his feet set.”
Additionally, the Liverpool Echo claimed after the game (10 March) that the 22-year-old “fluffed his lines” in his weekend audition against Manchester United, who themselves have “longstanding” interest in his services.
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Unless Mustoe knows something that nobody else does it was an oddly Freudian slip to make given Chelsea weren’t even involved in the game.
Onana has been targeted by a host of English and European clubs in recent months, with the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, and Barcelona all said to be in the hunt for him.
