SOUMARÉ: "THIS IS THE BEST PROJECT TO HELP ME SHINE"

Alongside Mariano Díaz, Boubakary Soumaré was presented to the media as a Sevilla player following his first team training session: "Yesterday and today we trained well, and it felt good. I'm very happy to be here". Asked about why he chose Sevilla, he explained that he "wanted to play here, they wanted me here and I think it was the best project for me and the best place to show my level and help the team. We play for the love of football and making this economic effort will allow me to play in the Champions League with a top team."

The Frenchman will compete for his position in Sevilla's starting lineup with Fernando Reges: "I have spoken to him, he is a great player and a very good person. I think we will help each other, we have the same objectives and we both want to help the team." Finally, a French journalist: "I know what I need to do to make it to the France senior team. It's a goal for me and I think that since Lille I've gained experience in the Premier League. That makes you evolve as a player."

Meanwhile, Víctor Orta shared details from Sevilla's scouting report on Soumaré back in 2017: "For his part, Víctor Orta gave details of the first report carried out by the Sevilla technical secretariat on Soumaré, in 2017: "When he was in the PSG youth team, Ramón Vázquez was already talking about his excellent ball handling, long-range striking and incorporation into the attack. I highlight this report to vindicate the judgement of the scouts, who are very much to thank for the fact that six and a half years later we are here presenting Soumaré. His career has been successful, he had the courage to leave PSG to go to Lille, win a league and make the leap to the Premier League at Leicester. He has been capped up to U21 level and will hopefully make it to the senior side this year. He has balance, strength and quality and hopefully he will bring a lot to the team. I want to thank him for his patience. We contacted him a long time ago, but due to market problems and economic constraints he had to wait until the last day. The Italian champions called him and he waited for us."