Cheick Doucoure is excited to have signed for Crystal Palace.

After completing his move from RC Lens, Doucouré put pen to paper on a five-year-deal.

He tpld Palace TV, “I'm very happy, I feel a lot of joy and a lot of pride to be a Palace player. I'm proud to be at Palace today. You know, Palace is a historic club in the Premier League, so it's an honour to be a part of this club."

The 22-year-old went on to reveal that manager Patrick Vieira was an “important factor," in him signing for Palace.

“What I want him to [teach] me is what I'm missing in my game so far. I want him to teach me a lot of things, to reach the highest level. He's been a really important factor in me signing for Palace.

He told me 'I'm going to make you better. I know your game, I've known it for a while, so I know what you need'. I think that with him I'm going to work well.

“My game is not perfect yet. I know that I have to work. With humility, work and the club I think I'm going to reach the top level to succeed in the Premier League."

While he is willing to learn from Vieira, Docouré also wants to impress the Palace faithful upon his arrival to the Premier League.

“I know that the Palace fans [will] expect a lot from me. I'm going to work hard and I will make sure they're happy to have me as a Palace player. I can't wait to start training with Palace and meet my new teammates."

Finally, as a Mali international, Doucouré was already used to being an Eagle.

“I'm a believer. It's destiny and destiny always does nice things. I couldn't sign anywhere else other than Palace. I've been an Eagle since my childhood so this is a good thing!"