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laroma24.it (Emmanuelle Polzella, – And we are two. There Rome has finally achieved its second market hit of the 2023/24 season and is almost done ivan nadikaleft footed centre-back parameter zero ,like housesum And) after deciding not to renew the contract withEintracht Frankfurt, The footballer has been linked with Rome until 2028 and will be one of the pillars of the defensive wall erected by Jose Mourinho,

Debut in France, transfer to Eintracht Frankfurt and historic ride in Europa League 2021/22

Obité Ivan Ndica was born in Paris on 20 August 1999 to a Cameroonian father and Ivorian mother and started playing football in some small clubs in the French capital. At the age of 14 he joined the youth sectorauxerreclub’s league 2and quickly climbed the hierarchy to debut in the first team. First entry comes absolute 27 January, 2017 against Claremont Foot 63 And Ndika, then 17 years old, was deployed from the first minute, keeping a clean sheet on the scoresheet in a 0–1 win. The young defender would stay at Auxerre for two seasons, making 16 appearances in total and shining in the latter part of last season, when he played in 8 consecutive games, 7 of which lasted 90 minutes.

The turning point comes in the summer of 2018: theEintracht Frankfurt knocks on the door of French society and presents a5.5 million euro offer, The deal is done and this is where Nidika’s real rise begins. technician etc. Hutter

He sees a lot of potential in him and immediately decides to focus on him, putting him on the field as a starter in the first match. Bundesliga Of the weather Result? Freiburg-Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 And another debut clean sheet for a nineteen-year-old without having played in any top-tier league (Ligue 2 is our Serie B equivalent). Nidika has a destructive effect, so much so that she is also nominated ‘Rookie of the Month for February’, the award is reserved for the best under-23 debutants in the Bundesliga. His first season in Germany ended with 36 appearances, 1 goal (September 30, 2018 against Hannover 96) and a remarkable feat. Europa Leagueended with a semi-final defeat against Chelsea, “His improvement amazed me a lot, it was phenomenal. He is very observant in analyzing the game, humble and always present.”says Coach Hutter.

In the 2019/20 vintage he found consistency and made 34 appearances, while in the next one he made only 25 appearances due to a few injuries. Framing season is 2021/22: 44 games played, 4 goals and 4 assists (record numbers) and also aEuropa League won. Ndicka is not affected by the change of coach, but continues to grow rapidly under Oliver’s guidance glassner, comes during the first highlight Eintracht Frankfurt-Union Berlin (November 28, 2021): Result firm at 1-1, cross from Philippe caustic and a sensational header by Nidika, who dominated the opponents and sealed the win for the home team in the 95th minute. After the match, Glasner commented on the goal as follows: “Nidika bangs like Michael Jordan at his best!”, The German team also enchants in Europe and the defender is one of the heroes of many achievements: the goal comes in the 121st minute Bettis Round of 16, 1-1 draw at home barcelona A sensational 2–3 win at the Camp Nou in the quarter-final first leg and second leg (Ndica would be sent off in the 10th minute of extra time of the second half), 1–0 in the second match against West Ham Incredible 6-5 success after a penalty shootout in the semi-finals and in the final against rangers, Eintracht Frankfurt thus lifts the Europa League into the sky And part of the credit definitely goes to Nidika, author of One Crazy European Expedition.

The 2022/23 vintage class coincides with the final season of ’99 ‘Eagle’ As he decides not to renew his contract and frees himself on a free transfer to attempt a new adventure. Ndicka thus leaves the club after 183 appearances, 12 goals and 10 winning passes. In five seasons at Eintracht Frankfurt participated in 17 goals (10 goals and 7 assists) in the Bundesliga no central defender (like Orban) He was involved in scoring a number of goals in that particular spell in the German top flight., Now a new story to be written, but this time with a Roma shirt.

For the national team, the 23-year-old has always played for the youth team Francebut have recently decided to represent Ivory Coast,

Technical and tactical characteristics: here’s what Roma can offer Nidika

tight, stony, impressive (192 cm tall) and on the left hand side: Evan Ndicka is probably one of Mourinho’s favorite signings, who had been asking for such a central defender since the day of his arrival. Now the Special One will finally be able to have a role player, as was the case with Roger Ibanez, being right-handed yet positioned with the left hand. The Class of ’99 knows how to play both in a four-man line and as a center left back in three-man defence, and he showed it at Eintracht Frankfurt. He is also very strong in aerial combats, which is why he will be a new weapon that will also be used in the set piece featuring Mourinho’s Roma. Nidika has good long shot pace, positional sense and is capable of setting up the action from the back too as she has a very nimble left foot. He can be particularly vulnerable to fast attackers and in one-on-one situations, but he is often able to nullify their threat due to his physical strength.

Who inspires you? “I like Samuel Umtiti, he is very, very strong – New Roma signing revealed in an old interview -. I am also inspired by Rafael Varane and Adil Rami, I always look up to them. Getting close to his level wouldn’t be that bad for me.”

Around the age of 24, Nidika decided to move to a top club. Special attention paid to by the Ivory Coast defender Tottenham, barcelona and especially Milanbut tiago pied He was very good at anticipating the competition and closing the deal quickly. Mourinho will bet heavily on him and He will become the new owner of the Roma backlog alongside Chris Smalling and Gianluca Mancini, For the first time, the Portuguese coach would therefore be able to use a left-footed centre-back as the left-back of a three-man defence. The Giallorossi squad continues to improve ahead of the 2023/24 season and the class of ’99 represents a truly important addition. This is who is Roma’s new giant Ivan Nadika “Jumping Like Michael Jordan”,