Troost-Ekong bids goodbye to Watford ahead of Salernitana transfer

William Troost-Ekong, a defender from the Super Eagles, has said goodbye to Watford ahead of joining Salernitana in Serie A.

This week, Troost-Ekong will go to Salernitana after the small club reached an agreement with the Hornets for his transfer.

The 29-year-old played for the London club for three years, making 64 league appearances while scoring twice.

On Monday night, the vice-captain of the Super Eagles wrote an emotional farewell to his former teammates, coaches, and fans on social media.

Read Also: Dennis, Troost-Ekong to work under the new boss as Watford sack Ranieri

“The moment has come for me to move on from @WatfordFC after 3 special seasons shared with everyone involved. From everyone at the restaurant, security workers, volunteers at the stadium to the medical & office staff and all the rest you have made my time what it was,” Troost-Ekong wrote on his Twitter handle.

“The coaches and most of all my teammates, I can only say thank you!!!

“The Pozzo family for believing in me and the important 5 years of my career at both clubs with the highlight the promotion and a chance to achieve my boyhood dream of playing in the Premier League.

“To all the fans thank you for your support, it has been special going from watching as a boy to stepping on the pitch as a player. As now a fan again I wish for promotion just as much as all of you and will be back watching from the stands in the future.”

The centre-back is returning to Italy after his previous stint with Udinese.

He was at Udinese for two years before joining Wafford in 2020.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now