Cameroonian footballer Wilfrid Kaptoum said this Monday in his presentation as a new player of UD Las Palmas, that he arrived at the “perfect place” for him, where he wants to “add” but “enjoy”, when it is not avoided that the “main area” goal” of the team is “the rise”.
The African midfielder assured that the first reason he accepted the offer until the end of the season, with the option of two more seasons, was “what UD Las Palmas represents and what it has been doing since the beginning of the season” , and even He said he “wanted to cry with joy” at the news.
He also appreciates the confidence shown by the sports director, Luis Helguera, and the team coach, Xavi García Pimienta, for his immediate inclusion.
Kaptoum knows Pimienta very well, as he has had him “since he was little” when he reached the youth ranks of FC Barcelona, and acknowledges that the Catalan coach was “very important” in his “growth ” as a player.
“He knows me well, he knows what I can contribute and I’m ready to play,” he said, after making sure he was physically fit despite not playing since October, when New England’s season ended in the United States. .Join.
He also remembered the figure of his compatriot Samuel Eto’o, “very important” for him because thanks to his Foundation he allowed him to achieve his “dream of playing in Europe, and in Barça, the biggest thing that could happen to me” where he is always grateful for “what he has done and continues to do for the youth of Cameroon”.
Regarding his position on the field, Luis Helguera said that he can play “6 or 8”, something that the player himself confirmed: “I played in both positions, and in the associative game that Las Palmas has it will be easier, but I will do it where the coach decides,” said the 26-year-old footballer.
After passing the medical examination in the morning, Kaptoum trained with his new teammates and claimed to have been very well received: “I started on the right foot in the dressing room, there is a healthy group”, said the player , who will wear he is number 25, the only free one in the squad.
“I don’t come to have a vacation or hang out, I come to a competitive team, of a high level, to add and try to help in any way I can”, the first signing -and maybe the only one – concluded the current season of January UD Las Palmas, a club with a unilateral option to extend the player’s relationship until 2025.
Source: La Verdad
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