Troost-Ekong Earns Watford €400,000 From Salernitana

 

William Troost-Ekong, a Nigerian defender on loan at Italian Serie A club Salernitana, has earned €400,000 for his parent club, Watford.

On Monday, Salernitana drew 2-2 with Roma to secure their place in the Italian Serie A for the 2023-2024 season.

Watford received €400,000 of the €500,000 loan fee for Troost-Ekong as part of the loan agreement between the English club and the Italian club since the Italian club avoided relegation.

Troost-Ekong arrived at Salernitana in January, when the club was just above the relegation zone and had just lost 8-2 to Atalanta.

In his first game, he helped the club to beat Lecce 2-1, but two games later, he injured his knee, forcing him to miss all games played from the middle of March.

Salernitana, however, established themselves as the Italian football draw kings and their 2-2 draw at Roma was their ninth in their previous 12 games.

These accomplishments, together with victories over Sassuolo and, strangely enough, the Atalanta team that had earlier in the season scored eight goals against them, ensured that Monday’s draw at the Stadio Olimpico cemented their place in Serie A.

The Italian side who still have two league games left to play, have the opportunity to spend around €2 million to sign Troost-Ekong permanently this summer.

If Salernitana doesn’t exercise that right within a specific amount of time, Troost-Ekong will return to the Championship side, Watford.