French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais have announced the signing of Ghana winger Ernest Nuamah.
The 19-year-old joins from Danish club FC Nordsjaelland after a fantastic last season with them.
The length of his contract will be a loan deal until June 2024 as confirmed by the club in their official statement.
The 19-year-old Black Stars forward has been directly loaned to Olympique Lyonnais after rather joining Belgium Jupiler Pro League side RWD Molenbeek on a permanent deal.
Eagle Football, the owners of Olympique Lyonnais, are also the owners of the newly promoted Belgium top-flight club, RWD Molenbeek.
Read Lyon’s statement below:
Eagle Football and Olympique Lyonnais are thrilled to announce the arrival of Ghanaian international forward, Ernest Nuamah, from RWDM on loan until June 30, 2024.
During this transfer window, Ernest Nuamah received numerous offers from major European clubs and was greatly attracted to Eagle Football's overall project.
Born in Kumasi in October 2003 and trained at the highly regarded Ghanaian football academy "Right to Dream," the young 1.78m tall international forward, who has the ability to play in all offensive positions, has shown a lot of character since his arrival in Lyon and a real determination to help OL achieve its objectives this season.
Joining the Danish top-division club Nordsjaelland in January 2022, he made his professional debut a few weeks later by scoring his first goal in his first official appearance. Last season was a breakthrough for Ernest Nuamah, who earned two individual awards: Season's Best Player and Top Scorer of the Danish league with 12 goals in 30 matches (4 assists).
Olympique Lyonnais is delighted with the signing of Ernest Nuamah, considered one of the future great prospects in his position. He will be the second Ghanaian footballer in the club's history after Michaël Essien, his assistant coach at Nordsjaelland between 2003 and 2005.