Super Eagles defender, Semi Ajayi has completed his switch to West Bromwich Albion from Rotherham United in the Sky Bet Championship.
The 25-year-old Nigerian international penned a four-year deal with the Baggies, making him the third signing at the Hawthorns this summer after the arrival of Kenneth Zohor and Filip Krovinovic.
On completing his move, he expressed his satisfaction and happiness on the club’s official website,
“It’s a great opportunity for me. I want to play at the highest level and I have joined a club with the ambition to get there,”
“I want to play my part in helping the team get promoted because that is definitely the target,” noted Ajayi, who featured in over a 100 games for Rotherham after joining them on a free transfer from Cardiff in 2017.
“I know I’m not the finished article and I feel I can improve. I am playing alongside some top defenders and I think I can learn a great deal from them,” Ajayi added.
“For me it doesn’t matter where you are in the league – top or bottom. I want to win every game and I prepare like that, but I want to play at the highest level and it’s exciting to be joining a club that wants to get back there,” .
He will be wearing the no. 6 jersey for West Brom this new season.