New Leeds United addition Noah Okafor is confident his style of play will suit the Premier League. The Switzerland forward has today joined the Whites from AC Milan for a reported fee that could rise to £18million.
Okafor, who spent the latter part of last season on loan at Serie A champions Napoli, becomes United's ninth summer signing since winning the Championship to secure their return to the top flight. The 25-year-old could make his Whites debut against Arsenal this weekend.
“I think it's an amazing day, I'm really excited," Okafor told LUTV. “As a kid, I dreamed of playing in the Premier League. That's why for me it was quite an easy decision.
“So I said, yeah, my football suits the Premier League, this is like a dream come true. I can't wait to step on the field.
“I heard that the Premier League is the best league in the world, it's so intense. I have loads of friends that played there or are playing there. I'm really, really excited. I can't wait, like I said before. I'm also ready for this new challenge.”
Okafor, who began his professional career at Basel, lined up against United in a pre-season friendly earlier this month. He said: “[In Dublin] I was like, why are there so many fans in a friendly game? And then I saw on the screen it was like 50,000. So I was like, wow.
“And it was quite loud, but I heard in the stadium [Elland Road], the atmosphere should be crazy.”
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