Filipe Luis delighted with David Villa capture – Football news
Atletico Madrid defender, Filipe Luis, has expressed his delight on his side’s signing of Spanish international, David Villa.
The Brazilian claimed that it is a great signing by his side and is confident that Villa will be able to perform for his new side.
Villa signed for the Madrid based side for an estimated fee of €5.1 million after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532. The striker’s place in the starting line-up of the Spanish champions looked increasingly unlikely after the arrival of the Brazilian star,
so he considered a move away.
Filipe claimed that his club have made a brilliant signing in the form of Villa and is delighted with the capture. He admitted that the Spanish international will have a huge impact at the club as he is a consistent goalscorer and will ensure quality for
his side in Europe.
The defender stated that the signing shows that Atletico Madrid have the mentality to grow in Europe as they sign players will great quality.
“I think he's a great signing, and the correct choice, not just because of everything he represents for Spanish football, but because he won't need to adapt, he scores 15 or 20 goals a season. He has been scoring goals in this league for many years now and,
most importantly, he still has that hunger, which is what this team needs if we are to keep growing and competing,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Filipe-c13764 Luis added that Atletico players are determined to perform in the upcoming season and are eager to continue their inspiring form from last season.
“We're going to grow, the team and I are both going to try even harder it wouldn't surprise me if we improved on what we achieved last season,” he concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 attacker also grabbed 17 assists in the process. He will be a great addition to an already brilliant Atletico Madrid squad, which will be playing in the UEFA Champions
League next season.
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