It has been an excellent form for the Spanish national team. After a decade of hibernation, La Roja has been awakened with anger by winning the 2024 UEFA European Championship and setting a record for most goals in a single edition of the Euro (15), as well as a single edition of the UEFA Nations League (25). There are several reasons for the Renaissance of Spain, but one of them is undoubtedly immigration.
Take a look at the recent call-ups of Spain and you get a better understanding of this. While last summer La Roja would see the euros win thanks to a center-back couple consisting of two players born in France (Aymeric Laporte and Robin Le Normand), they also won it thanks to two wing players of African descent: Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal. In fact, there is reason to believe that when Spain takes the field for next summer's world cup in North America, they may simply exclude a front three that consist exclusively of descendants of African immigrants, with Samu AGhehowa ready to challenge the start cidromposition.
Born in Melilla, Spain, to Nigerian Parents, Samu Grew Up in Seville Before Making the Move to Granada in 2021, where he would be rise through the YOUth Ranks and Any Make his debut on August 14, 2023. AGHEHOWAS OPORTOTS omorodion) Neck, scoring in a 3-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid and Prompting the Attention of the Rojiblancos, who triggered his release clause of € 6 million before he lent him to relegate Rivals Deportivo Alaves. While Granada did not succeed in staying in the upper light, Alaves remained out of the drop, thanks to Aghehowa, who ended as their top scorer with eight goals.
With Antoine Griezmann and new signing sessions Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez for him in the pecking order, Atletico manager Diego Simeone decided to punish the sale of Aghehowa for a permanent deal. He was almost confirmed to join Chelsea for the transfer to crash on the last second because of problems with ankle injury that were discovered during his medical and issues during negotiations for image rights. Aghehowa was then exiled from the first team training of Atleti and forced to spend the last weeks of the summer window on another club to dive for him. In the end, Portuguese giant Porto decided to sign him on 24 August for a five-year-old deal, with a release clause of € 100 million in his contract.
Despite the fact that they do not have a full preseason, and despite playing in an under -performing Porto side, in transition after the exit of old manager Sergio Conukicao, Aghehowa Porto took a storm. Taking 25 goals in all competitions – including a brace against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League – and ended as their top scorer. He successfully stepped into the void of Mehdi Taremi and Evanilson and embraced his new role as the attacking Talisman of the Dragons, who came up as one of the few clear places of another cheerful campaign. AGHEHOWA continued these impressive displays during the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States and supplied a chased display in Attack in Porto's Opening Match vs. Palmeiras and fell goals against Inter Miami and Al Ahly.
“Samu is a very good, very strong attacker with whom you always have to stay in the area,” said Palmeiras -defender Murilo, who was in charge of marking him, to football Espana after the game. “I had studied his game in advance and he is a very big attacker you always have to stay on top, and that is actually what I did. Of course there were a few mistakes that I gave him that I might not have to do, but it was a very good duel.”
It is these stellar displays that Porto saw all their chips throw on the table with regard to Samu. After having paid € 15 million for 50% of his rights, Porto decided to acquire the remaining 50% for a total of € 12 million. It means that when Aghowa ultimately achieves Atletico a substantial transfer costs, they will take all the profit. And after I was just 21 years old, there is every reason to believe that Aghowa can build on his first success and deliver an excellent second campaign with Porto.
Aghehowa has already made a name for himself with La Roja, won the gold medal at the Olympic Summer Games 2024, two performances for the Senior Team and claims a second medal in the UEFA Nations League. And although he is confronted with strict competition from experienced players such as Mikel Oyarzabal and Alvaro Morata, he is more than able to make his claim for an important first team role under Luis de la Fuente who enters the FIFA World Cup of next summer.