Axel Disasi is hoping to bring a desire to win to Aston Villa, after becoming the club’s fifth signing of the January transfer window.
The French defender arrived on loan from Chelsea late on Deadline Day for the remainder of the season, sitting down for his first interview as a Villan on Tuesday morning.
Disasi hopes his experience and attributes can aid Unai Emery’s side’s quest for success this season.
On what Villa fans can expect to see from him, he said: “My happiness to play, my desire to play and to win.”
He added: “I’m still young, but I have experience, so I want to bring this.
“I’m just a guy that loves to give everything for the team, and it’s this that I want to bring. I hope we will succeed.
“I would say I like to be aggressive, I like to be dominant. I like to play with the ball also from the back, and I can score some goals.
“I am very happy to be here.”
Disasi admitted Emery played a major role in bringing him to the club, with the 26-year-old encouraged and excited after sharing a phone conversation with the Villa boss.
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“He played a big part, because he explained (to) me the way that he sees things with me,” Disasi continued.
“Obviously, we all know the work that he makes is very great. When I spoke with him, he trusted in me, and straight after I hung up the phone, on my mind it was clear that I wanted to come here.
“He was clear, and he knows what he wants from me. That is very important.
“The way that I was speaking with the coach and the sporting director, they make me feel safe, and the way I was talking with them, it was very clear and very good.
“They were trusting in me also, so all of this made my decision to come here.”
The France international was excited by the prospect of making his debut in the Champions League proper, and was drawn by the ambition of the Villans, which he believes match his own.
“It will be my first time that I play Champions League, so I’m very excited about it.
“I know also that the club is very ambitious, and me as well, so I hope that we will do something great.
“That’s why also I signed here. I’m ambitious as well. I didn’t have a limit, and I just want to go as high as possible.
“I will give everything to put the club there.”
Watch Axel Disasi's first interview as a Villan in full, below...