Chile's footballer of the year Carlos Villanueva has completed his season long loan deal with Blackburn Rovers and boss Paul Ince is convinced the 22 year old will be a revelation in the Premiership.

"He's a very skilful and exciting player," said Ince. "Hopefully it's a signing that will excite our fans.

"Some of the lads have watched him on YouTube and he looks different class.

"Getting him here excites me and shows the kind of football I'm looking to play at Blackburn."

Ince added: "He's a talented kid and the fact that we've only managed to get him out on loan initially says it all, because his club would have preferred to keep him.

"So we'll see how it goes. It's always hard when you come to a new country. I went through that at Inter Milan and it took me a few months to settle down.

"I don't want to put too much expectation on the lad because it will take him time to settle in. But I believe we've got a decent player."