Sunderland announced yesterday that they had signed young French midfielder Pierre Ekwah from West Ham for an undisclosed fee. He penned a four-year deal until 2027 and becomes yet another youngster to join the Black Cats' ranks.
The midfielder was a member of the famous Clairefontaine academy, which has produced a number of French football royalty, including World Cup winners Thierry Henry, Blaise Matuidi, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe. Ekwah has cited French legend Zinedine Zidane as his main idol, although has also listed households names such as Kaka, Andrea Pirlo, and Claude Makelele as inspirations.
He has described his best role as a 'box-to-box' midfielder and thrives off breaking up play and driving the ball forward. The midfielder also has a few goals to show for his attacking disposition, with five goals and two assists in 14 appearances for West Ham under-23s this term.
