Passed from Genoa to Atalanta for 20 million to 17 years, Honest immediately impressed and could soon end up in the sights of the CT Gattuso. If only they will unlock the practice relating to its passport: it was born in Italy, Italian in all respects, but still does not have it
A game and three quarters. So much was enough for Honest Ahanor, defender of Atalanta, to conquer all of Italy. The famous sliding doors of life. Transfer to Turin against the grenades, Hien leaves the field due to injury, Ahanor takes over and immediately leaves his mark. Other than 17 years, the 2008 class looks like a marked defender of European level. A week passes and Ahanor is confirmed by Juric on the left center of the Nerazzurri defense also at the Stadium against Juve. The result is another monstrous performance. He covers, defends, pushes, salt. In two words, it does everything. With the exuberance of a very launched boy without being transformed into arrogance. 154 ‘on the field in Serie A were enough this season to give hope also to the Italians: “We found a defender for the next 15 years” wrote someone on social media. But no. Or, at least, not yet …
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Honest Ahanor was born in Aversa, in the province of Caserta, on February 23, 2008. It is Italian in all respects. Still, it does not have Italian citizenship. Probably because born of Nigerian parents. But Italy is his home, he was born – in Campania – and raised, when just one year he moved to Genoa before starting the whole path as a footballer. But Ahanor never played in the national team. Under 21, 20, 19, 18 and off to go down: nobody has ever been able to convene it, because in fact it is not considered Italian. It does not have a passport and therefore with Italy it cannot play it. Before selling it to Atalanta for the record figure of 20 million, Genoa fought for a long time to get Italian citizenship to Ahanor, but between quibbles, posts and timing of bureaucracy, the practice is still there, on some desk. And in the meantime Honest could instead choose to play for Nigeria. Eye, Italy …
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