Diego Carlos has spoken of his happiness at signing for Aston Villa and his excitement at helping the club achieve its ambitions.
The centre-back, 29, has penned a four-year contract at Villa Park after completing a medical and agreeing personal terms on his switch from Sevilla for an undisclosed fee.
Carlos arrives at Villa after three years with the Spanish club in which he made 136 appearances, won the Europa League in 2020 and experienced playing in the Champions League and a Super Cup final.
And now he can’t wait to get started at Villa.
“I am very happy,” he told VillaTV.
“I'm very happy, not only me, but my family and my kids.
“It's something we were really waiting for and we really wanted to do this negotiation. Now that we're here, we are really happy.”
He added: “We are really looking forward to it.
“I'm a person who always looks for, and wants to achieve something more.
“Since I spoke to the club and my agent, we knew the objectives of the club
“We know where we want to get to and that's something that made me excited to come here.”
“From the point I start wearing this shirt, I'm going to fight to the max. And I'm going to give it 100%.”
Diego Carlos
Carlos joins a Villa dressing room already containing plenty of South American flair.
And there are familiar faces in compatriots, and now Villa team-mates, Douglas Luiz and Philippe Coutinho.
The defender claimed Olympic Games gold in Tokyo playing alongside Luiz for Brazil, and earned his first senior call-up for his national team in 2020.
“Yes, I know him, Douglas Luiz, from the Olympic Games,” said Carlos.
“The two of us had the pleasure of winning the gold medal together.
“And, Philippe Coutinho - in fact, (on Thursday) I spoke to him on the phone, he congratulated me on being here and being with him.
“I'm really happy about this, the two players are fantastic and, as I've said, when I see them we can start working together.
“Coutinho, he is a phenomenon and a great footballer.
“To share the pitch with him, share the game with him, I think it will be fantastic.”
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