New Aston Villa signing Modou Keba Cisse has stated that the opportunity to play for a Premier League club is one to be treasured, adding that Villa are ‘on the rise’.
The Premier League club confirmed last week that they had signed the Senegalese defender from Austrian side LASK Linz for a cost of roughly £4 million.
As part of the arrangement, the teenager will spend the following season in Austria before moving to England for the 2025/26 season.
Cisse is well aware of the hurdles that await him when he begins playing for the Premier League team.
Cisse described the Villa move as a significant step in his career, insisting that he has a lot to do at Villa Park and must meet high expectations.
He feels Aston Villa will expect him to rise to the challenge, noting that not every player gets a move to a Premier League club.
“I signed for Aston Villa with great pride. “I’m truly grateful for the trust the people at the club have placed in me,” Cisse told Africa Foot.
“This is a significant milestone in my career, but I am also aware that much more work remains to be done.”
“Expectations will be high — not everyone gets the chance to sign for a Premier League club.”
Cisse feels confident in his new Premier League club, Aston Villa, and believes he will be playing for a club that is on the rise and has big objectives.
“Aston Villa is on the rise, as evidenced by the club’s achievements last season.
“I’m happy to have signed — I think every player dreams of playing in England, especially for an ambitious club like this one.”
The young defender has made 15 senior appearances for LASK Linz.
It remains to be seen whether the Villans will immediately integrate him into their first-team squad once he arrives in England.
Aston Villa recently suffered a friendly defeat at the hands of German third-tier side Hansa Rostock, but the German club’s manager feels his players should not get carried away because there were mitigating circumstances.
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