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Academy product Pierre Ekwah appears to have taken a sideswipe at former Sunderland boss David Moyes .
After signing a four-and-a-half-year deal in the north east after growing frustrated at Moyes’ reluctance to him a chance in the first team he decided to move on to a club which does.
Ekwah said it was ultimately an easy decision to make the move and club insiders have revealed to us that having acquired Ekwah on a free transfer from Chelsea they have lost nothing apart from his wages.
He joins the Black Cats with no up front transfer fee with add-ons for set number of appearances in tranches and a 25 per cent sell on clause.
It is claimed manager David Moyes & his coaching staff didn’t believe he would make the West Ham first team so he was let go.
Ekwah declared after moving to Wearside “It’s really nice to see a club still doing that… still trusting young players. It’s not just one or two, it’s a lot of young players, so I think it’s really good.
“It’s really good for football to move forward and for the long-term journey to where we want to go. I think it’s a big thing for us.
“I think Sunderland is a great set-up now, with the gaffer (Tony Mowbray) and the whole board. I think it’s a great set-up for young players to come and develop themselves and they give time and encouragement to young players to come and play their game.