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Carney Chukwuemeka

azpi28 said:
don't they do the same with Iheanacho?

the commentators seem to say i-hé-na-cho and leave out the a 
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Yeah you're bang on there. The actual pronunciation sounds nothing like the commentators call it. 

 
Munkworth said:
It’s their name, they can pronounce it how they like!
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Well their parents will probably disagree with you. Most names like that have their meaning and if you take away the actual pronunciation, you take away the meaning..

Chukwuemeka's name for instance means Almighty has done good, or Iheanacho means something rare and sought after. 

I have met Nigerians who pronounce their name in an Anglicised way on purpose to make it easier for users as most people won't be able to pronounce it correctly. 

 
He's played a grand total of about 300 minutes in the PL and we're paying 20m. 

The Villa fans certainly seem pleased about the deal.

Feels like a mistake. He'll probably end up like CHO, or just going out on loan, then we'll sell for a minimal fee in a few years.

 
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Is he really that much better than the players we've got coming up from our academy? Just seems like a waste of money to me.

 
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He’s started 2 PL games in his career. Some villa fans saying he’s cocky and arrogant. Hopefully he’s not Pogba 2.0

 
Zeta said:
He's played a grand total of about 300 minutes in the PL and we're paying 20m. 

The Villa fans certainly seem pleased about the deal.

Feels like a mistake. He'll probably end up like CHO, or just going out on loan, then we'll sell for a minimal fee in a few years.
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When I've seen him play, he's very raw. One of those that could go either way in my view. 

Don't have a particular strong opinion about it but what I know is typically when we sell our youth players we get around that amount so I can't really knock them for paying that amount for him. 

I'll rather the scouting team get players of that age and profile that we can groom and develop into world class than going after every flavour of the month player that we seen to try for just because another club has tried to go for them and brought them to iur attention. 

It does feel that way sometimes. 

 
azpi28 said:
i'm assuming it's meant to say a part of

it's apart from 

and a part of

if my english is correct
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Yes, your English is correct. I was just wondering if the guy who wrote 'apart' knew the difference, as it was mildly ambiguous.

 
Backbiter said:
Yes, your English is correct. I was just wondering if the guy who wrote 'apart' knew the difference, as it was mildly ambiguous.
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it would be smart if done intentionally

he could claim he was right either way 

 
abister1 said:
Definitely 5 syllables. I've noticed a lot of the young British born Nigerian players don't pronounce their name properly and like you said, probably anglicised. 

Someone like Ola Aina says 

Oh-la / Ay-na rather than Aw-la/ Ai-nor {with the r silent) 

It's sound is choo-kwoo-ehh-meh-kah. 

I lived in Nigeria years ago and I'm positive. 
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I've seen a video that had Ola Aina's dad telling him it's not Ay-na it's I-na you don't even know how to say your own name!

 
Barcelona offered a package worth a potential €15M for #Chelsea-bound Carney Chukwuemeka. Todd Boehly made contact with Aston Villa last Friday before reaching an agreement on an initial fee of £10M with a further £10M in potential add-ons.

[via @JacobSteinberg]

 
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@JM7 you beat me to it

 
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I don't know about this one, I just don't see the point, unless we see him becoming something really special.

If he's coming in to the team right now, then we are incredibly stacked in that area. Kante, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher and now Chukwuemeka. 5 players competing for one spot and not all of them will get game time.

There are many possibilities.

1) Their are rumours around Loftus-Cheek, but he apparently doesn't want to leave. He could also be converted into a RWB this season.

2) Gallagher, maybe Tuchel isn't a fan and doesn't rate him highly.

3) Kante could be leaving on a free next season, maybe Chukwuemeka is a planned future replacement.

 
Scott Harris said:
I don't know about this one, I just don't see the point, unless we see him becoming something really special.

If he's coming in to the team right now, then we are incredibly stacked in that area. Kante, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher and now Chukwuemeka. 5 players competing for one spot and not all of them will get game time.

There are many possibilities.

1) Their are rumours around Loftus-Cheek, but he apparently doesn't want to leave. He could also be converted into a RWB this season.

2) Gallagher, maybe Tuchel isn't a fan and doesn't rate him highly.

3) Kante could be leaving on a free next season, maybe Chukwuemeka is a planned future replacement.
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I expect it's the bit in bold. 

And I expect we'd be looking for those players to be competing for the two positions in midfield and moving away from a holding jorginho type player. 

Add in that Kante will be gone in 12 months.

 
contract for Chukwuemeka will be till 2028

and he's suppose to go into the first team immediately, TT has convinced him to come to bring energy into the midfield 

 
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