Caleb Ekuban wants to learn from Leeds United teammate Chris Wood

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Caleb Ekuban joined Leeds United from Chievo in the summer transfer window.

Leeds United striker Caleb Ekuban has told The Yorkshire Evening Post that he plans to learn from his teammate Chris Wood.

Ekuban joined Championship club Leeds from Italian outfit Chievo in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Yorkshire Evening Post to be worth £500,000.

The 22-year-old is a very talented and promising young striker, but the Ghanaian will have to complete with Wood for a place in the Whites’ starting lineup.

The New Zealand international is one of the best strikers in the Championship and scored 27 goals in the league last season.

Ekuban has shared his admiration of Wood, and has revealed what people at the club told him about the striker when he arrived at Elland Road.

“When I signed here the first thing they told me was that last year he scored 30 goals,” Ekuban told The Yorkshire Evening Post about Wood. “I said ‘wow.’

“I’m trying to learn as much as possible in training from him because he knows how to play, he knows how to move.

“From him I can achieve more and become a better player. He’s a smart striker who can hide from a defence but then, in a second, get out.”

Ekuban has also outlined his experience of playing in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers with Partizani Tirana of Albania last season.

“Last year we (Tirana) played against top teams in the Champions League,” Ekuban told The Yorkshire Evening Post. “We competed well but they were too good.

“I learned something from those games. When you have the ball, you have to secure it in every way and do the same in every position on the pitch. A lost ball can become a goal very quickly.

“That’s what I learned. I need to do the same here because the defenders in the Championship are top defenders. They don’t give you opportunities. I’m trying to learn this.”

Wood has enjoyed two successful seasons with Leeds, and the former Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion striker will be determined to become the top scorer in the Championship this term as well.

The Whites narrowly failed to finish in the top six of the Championship last season and will be aiming to clinch a playoff spot during the 2017-18 campaign.