Édouard: I'm Happy To Be Here

- Odsonne Édouard speaks after joining Leicester City on loan
- The French striker was a deadline day signing from Crystal Palace
- He explains how eager he is to get started with Steve Cooper's Foxes

The former Paris Saint-Germain and Celtic striker, 26, joined the Foxes on a season-long loan from Crystal Palace at the very end of the summer transfer window, which slammed shut late on Friday night.

Visiting King Power Stadium to watch his new side fall to a narrow Premier League defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday, the Frenchman spoke about the sense of excitement he feels to get going with Steve Cooper's men.

"I’m very happy to be here and I’m looking forward to starting with my new team-mates," he said. "We’ll try to win games and to score some goals. I’m a striker so it’s what everyone expects from me. I’ll try to do my best to try to help the team.

"[Deadline day] was a very long day, so I’m happy to be here. As a striker, it’s exciting to see the ball a lot, to receive a lot of balls to play forward. I’m looking forward to this and I hope I can link up with the boys.

Édouard, a four-time Scottish champion, believes he understands what is required of him at Leicester having spent three seasons acclimatising to English football with Palace. He's also looking forward to playing with his new team-mates.

"It’s three years that I’ve been here (in England) now, so I know the league," he added. "Now I hope I can bring my game to the team and, like I say, try to score a lot of goals.

"It was always a difficult game. There were some nice games. I know Leicester very well because I used to follow them a lot. I have some friends who played there, it’s a team I like to watch.

"I know virtually all the players because I like to watch football. I know plenty of the team already."