Franco-Ivorian central defender Evan N’Dicka, 23, at the end of his contract at Eintracht Frankfurt, has signed a five-year contract with AS Roma, the Italian club announced on Wednesday. “The project that was presented to me, as well as the history and prestige of this club, pushed me to come to Roma”, explains the defender, who spent last week in the Italian capital for his medical examination. and finalize the final details of this new contract.
Born in France in 1999 and trained in Auxerre, N’Dicka joined Frankfurt in 2018, with whom he won the Europa League in 2022. “Despite his young age, Evan already has significant experience in one of the most prestigious championships. and with a European title obtained in a protagonist role”, commented the sporting director of Roma, Tiago Pinto.
This solid 1.92m defender has been selected for all the young French teams, from the under 16s to the Espoirs, but has just opted for Côte d’Ivoire, the country where his mother is from (his father being Cameroonians).
He thus appeared in the initial list announced by the Elephants coach, Jean-Louis Gasset, for the qualifying match for the African Cup of Nations lost on Saturday against Zambia (3-0). Match he however did not play for an administrative reason, which postpones his international debut with the Ivorians. With N’Dicka, AS Roma and its coach José Mourinho complete a second arrival as a free player, after that of ex-Lyonnais Houssem Aouar. The Italian club are under close scrutiny by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play accounting rules. He had concluded last summer with the European governing body a financial recovery plan over four years.