Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:25 pm
Uche: I had another offer
Wednesday 9th March 2022
On-loan striker Uche Ikpeazu says another club wanted to sign him on deadline day - but as soon as Cardiff were interested he said his mind was made up.
Middlesbrough eventually decided to let the forward go in January, with the Riverside outfit performing a transfer U-turn over the 26-year-old.
Initially Boro only wanted a permanent deal for Ikpeazu, but relented in the final hours of the window.
Since arriving at Cardiff City Stadium, Ikpeazu has endeared himself to supporters with both goals and performances, even rolling out the ayatollah in training.
"I think what makes Cardiff City special is it's a club that really supports its players," he said when asked why he chose the Bluebirds.
"You see the fanbase, even when I trained, so many welcoming messages. Even when I was at Wycombe I used to have fans in my DMs telling me to come!
"I noticed at the time it didn't materialise when I thought it might have. It's a club that I wanted to join and I remember on deadline day there was another club I was potentially going to join
"As soon as my agent called and said 'Cardiff want to take you on loan' I said 'I'm going to that club, I'm going to Cardiff'.
"There is something about the club which is special to me, always wanted to be apart of. I'm glad the gaffer brought me."
The frontman says there is more to come from him between now and the end of the season, adding that he relishes embedding himself in new surroundings
"I love it!" he said when asked about the ayatollah.
"I love embracing different clubs and culture. I think it's important when you go to a new place, that you bounce off that energy. They haven't seen anything yet! There is so much more to come from me."