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Danjuma 'excited to play Aston Villa to face ex-Club Brugge duo'

  /  autty

New Bournemouth signing Arnaut Danjuma is looking forward to playing Aston Villa in the Premier League to face Marvelous Nakamba and Wesley.

In an interview with Mark McAdam on Good Morning Transfers, the 22-year-old winger admitted he was excited to playing against the duo when Bournemouth travel to Villa Park later this month on August 18.

"There are two players who went to the Premier League from my old club and I am looking forward to meeting them on the pitch," he said.

"The Premier League is the best in the world so it's always a dream for players. Especially Bournemouth, who I am very happy to join."

Danjuma, who has two Netherlands caps, could feature for Bournemouth in their opening Premier League fixture against Sheffield United on Saturday following injury to David Brooks, and says he is enjoying life on the south coast so far.

"The players and everybody at the club has helped me to adjust as fast as possible," he added. "I have enjoyed the first few training sessions, and beating Lyon 3-0 [in pre-season] was a good start!"

When asked about how his move to England materialised, Danjuma revealed that the Cherries had a long-standing interest in securing his signature.

"The interest had been there for a while," he said. "I knew Bournemouth were interested, it wasn't a last minute move and it was going on for a while."

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