English Championship side Sheffield United have completed the signing of 20 year old Nigerian Ehije Ukaki six months after signing of his fellow Nigerian Christian Nwachukwu from the same club Botev Plovdiv, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The 20 year old scored seven goals in 37 games in all competitions last season. A tally that has led to questions about signing the winger on a three year deal, forcing head coach Chris Wilder to defend his signing.
“Ehije is a player who has been identified through our data driven strategy and is someone we’re looking forward to developing,” Blades boss Chris Wilder told the club website.
“He’s an emerging talent, still only 20, who has enjoyed some experience of European football early in his career, so there’s a base to work from”, he explained.
Ukaki also took to social media to express his happiness at joining the Championship side who lost out on promotion to the English Premier League through the play off, which was won by Sunderland. “Hello Blades fans, it is Ehije Ukaki here. It’s great to be signing for Sheffield United, I am looking forward to moving over, I am ready for the challenge”, he said on his Instagram page.
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