New signing Pierre Ekwah will get the chance to showcase his talent at Sunderland according to his old West Ham teammate Aji Alese, following their reunion on Wearside. Midfielder Ekwah joined the Black Cats on a four-and-a-half year deal this week, with the 21-year-old following the same path that defender Alese trod in the summer when he left the Hammers for the North East.
The pair played in the same West Ham U23 side last season but left the London Stadium without making a first team appearance for David Moyes' team. Alese has quickly established himself as an important part of Tony Mowbray's team in the Championship, and he says the next challenge for Ekwah is to break into the side.
"In the West Ham U23 team last year, we had a lot of players that were potentially ready for first-team football," Alese told Sunderland's club website. "I suppose that's the next step in Pierre's career now, to break into and play in, a first team.
