Funny welcome. Welcome to bottom or Heath your first time
at the training ground.
I think what the fans would love to know to start with is
why Aston Villa? Why have you come here?
So I'm happy very happy to be here. Thank you
for me. It's a pleasure to be here. It's a great Club.
Spoke a lot with the manager. If Stevie,
he told me about the club, the, the visuals of the club, his
Ambitions. They, of course, I'm
very happy to be here and to enjoy
the football here,
Steven Gerrard called you an outstanding footballer
this week. How do you think?
Ben and the other coaches can get the best out of you
and those TV for a long time. I played with him.
I learned a lot with him.
He's
who I have a big admiration
and
I hope, of course, to to do my best here
and for sure, I
have hard work and
and I know many of
the people who are in his staff and I hope together we can do,
I would work.
So, you know, the staff, you know, the coach head coach and
manager.
Do you know many players in the changing room?
This on our only true
that is doughlas and English because we play together
and
I spoke with them. Yes before and
so
really looking forward to model to meet my Teammate, new
teammate. What did they say about Aston? Villa. Did you
speak to them before you before you came in?
Yes, they they spoke a lot of the
about the club.
That is a great Club. Great City and great, place to be.
What is Stephen say to you, to encourage you to come here
because we know there are reportedly lots of teams
interested in you because you're a brilliant player. But
what was it
that he said to you, that really interested you to come
and try it. He told them about the club.
The Ambitions of the club.
They want to achieve good things
and he's on visuals also,
his plans and
when I spoke with him, after the meeting
was clear for me that I wanted to be here
and I think was quickly and
I'm very happy to be here.
Yeah, busy weekend for you.
Of course, you've played.
Villa Park before.
What do you think? It will be like playing for Aston Villa?
So I'm really looking forward to meet the defense the,
you know, to be on the pitch.
I know
that. Hey, I feel that
that they are happy that I have
that, I'm here. So I want to repay that on the pitch
enjoying football and
that's it. I looking forward to be on the pitch. You have
a great record in the Premier League around a hundred,
forty-four minutes per go. Or cysts, which is amazing.
Do you feel that with the right coaching? And the right people
around you, that that's something you could get back to
get back to your best, Aston Villa.
Of course. Yes.
I always want to be on my best doing,
doing my work, doing the best, and that's why
I work for everyday hat.
And
I hope it will be a great great
rest of the season. Now
here.