Caleb Ekuban has joined Leeds United from Italian club Chievo in the summer transfer window.
Championship club Leeds have signed Ekuban from Italian outfit Chievo on a four-year contract, as announced on the Whites’ official website.
According to The Yorkshire Evening Post, the Whites had to pay the Serie A side a transfer fee of £500,000 in order to secure the services of the 23-year-old Ghanaian striker.
Ekuban has been on the books of Chievo since 2010, but the youngster failed to make a single league appearance for the Flying Donkeys.
During his tenure at the Italian side, the striker spent time on loan at Sudtirol, Lumezzane, Renate and Partizani Tirana.
The Championship is a very tough and competitive domestic league, but Ekuban is confident that he will be a success in the second tier of English football.
“Let’s say that I am not afraid because I know that the Championship is very strong, but I am also strong too,” Ekuban told BBC Radio Leeds when asked if he would be able to cope in the Championship. “If I keep training and get the rhythm, I think that I will not suffer physically.”
Leeds narrowly failed to finish in the tops six of the Championship last season and will be aiming to clinch a playoff spot during the 2017-18 campaign.
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