Youngster of Nigerian Descent leaves Tottenham for Cardiff City on a permanent Deal

Cardiff Metropolis has confirmed the signing of Nigeria-eligible striker Kion Etete from Premier League membership Tottenham Hotspur on a everlasting deal legitimate for 3 years.
Etete had entered the final 12 months of his contract at Tottenham which prompted the everlasting sale for an undisclosed price.

A mortgage spell with League Two facet Northampton City in the course of the first half of final season noticed the bodily striker seem in 23 video games earlier than a season-ending transfer to League One facet Cheltenham City noticed him rating three objectives and supply three assists in 13 outings.

In his post-signing interview, the 20-year-old stated, “It feels good to lastly be right here. The supervisor went into lots of element concerning the plan for the season, and the way they need me to play. It is my job to attempt to fulfill that. When the gamers know what the gaffer desires from them, it is simpler to place it into movement on the pitch.

“Clearly having gone from League Two to League One, the Championship is the following one. I simply cannot wait to get began, get used to the extent, and hopefully excel.

“I am going to at all times work arduous for the group and the Membership. Successful is the primary precedence on the finish of the day, and I am going to do as a lot as I can to meet that”.

Etete, who arrived at Spurs from Notts County in the summertime of 2019, is on the radar of the Nigeria Soccer Federation forward of a possible invitation to one of many nationwide groups.

The Derby-born attacker will put on the quantity 9 jersey in his first season on the Bluebirds.