'Warrior' Ebou Adams' unique skillset helped him boss League Two as he left ex-Cardiff City coach shocked

Cardiff City's first piece of summer transfer business has been wrapped up with the signing of midfielder Ebou Adams.

The 26-year-old midfielder has just won the League Two title with Forest Green Rovers and, if reports are to be believed, as many as eight Championship clubs were said to be chasing his signature this summer. However, he bought the vision, loved the city and the stature of the club and that's all she wrote, so to speak.

Adams has been an incredibly consistent performer for Forest Green over the last three seasons, typically coming out somewhere near the top on most of the important metrics, and has shown his versatility in carrying out a number of roles for the club.

The point must be made, of course, that it is some step up from League Two to the Championship, however, Laurie Martin - who covers Rovers for our sister title GloucestershireLive - believes he is more than capable of making his mark in the second tier. Here, we ask Laurie for his expert insight to delve deeper into what to expect from Cardiff's first signing of the transfer window:

Cardiff are getting an all-action, box-to-box midfielder. His performance level over three seasons in League Two has been consistently high, and he’s been one of the most complete players at that level over that time. Adams boasts incredible athleticism and unrivalled work-rate, which enables him to cover a lot of ground at really high speed. This season, he made the most tackles in League Two, he was the second most fouled player, and he was right up there for most interceptions made. His stats look good - but he’s something else when you actually watch him in the flesh. Adams pops up all over the pitch, and he’s a real threat in both boxes. He actually played as