by MaddFM.
A Norwegian forward tearing it up in one of Europe’s up and coming leagues - not another one? While a completely different type of player, it’s easy to see why Norwegian and Belgian football commentators are very excited about the emergence of Antonio Nusa and the thought of seeing him line up alongside Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard for Norway in the very near future, and rightly so given his impact so far this season after a breakout campaign last year.
Born in Norway of Nigerian descent, Antonio Nusa broke into the Stabaek first team at the age of 16 but his time was short-lived as Club Brugge’s ever expanding scouting network identified him and moved early to secure his signature for the club. Less than a year later, Nusa was featuring for the Club Brugge first team and became the youngest player to score on his Champions League debut in a 4-0 thrashing of FC Porto, which made him the second youngest in the tournament’s history behind Ansu Fati after he scored against Inter Milan in 2019.
This season Nusa has stormed out of the traps with two goals and two assists in just 5 games for Brugge and still only 18-years-old, which also saw him called up to the Norway senior side for the first time wherein he also scored on his debut in a 6-0 friendly win over Jordan and picked up 3 assists in two games for his national side. Two-footed but favouring to drift out wide on the left-hand side and taking on opposition full-backs either on the outside or cutting in, Nusa is direct, fast, skillful and sublime with the ball at his feet, everything you want in a winger in real life and of course, in Football Manager.
Nusa with a few fans..🔥🔥
In FM23, Nusa starts out as a highly versatile 17-year-old attacking midfielder who can play on either wing with promising all-round physical, technical and mental attributes no to mention 18 Flair and pre-programmed player traits of “Tries Tricks” and “Likes to Beat Opponent Repeatedly”. With a value of €900k - €5.2m and a contract until June 2025, Nusa is highly attainable for any top tier clubs with bags of room to rapidly grow and develop under your tutelage. We often joke that the AI can’t coach young players to save it’s life but under a human manager it’s a certainty that his ability will rapidly progress in-game; with FM24 just around the corner, it’s likely we will see a much more physically developed technical version of Nusa which in turn will likely increase big club interest in his services accordingly - time will tell, but for now get him in and say you had him first 😎.
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