Daniel Munoz admits asking Colombia teammate Jefferson Lerma about Crystal Palace before making the move.

Fullback Munoz joined Palace today from Genk.

He told Palace TV: "It's a pleasure for me to be here at such a historic club, such a big club as Crystal Palace," Muñoz told Palace TV. “I'm very excited, very happy, and I can't wait to be on the pitch.

“Moving from Belgium to England is a dream come true. I've always worked to achieve this, and now I feel very, very, very happy and very excited.

“London is a historic city on a football level and that means a lot to me. My family and I are very happy to be able to come to this place and live in a city like London.

“I'm a very family-based person. I have my wife, I have two children, and I think they're the centre of my life.

“As a player, I think I'm an intelligent, technical and fast player. I think that's what has characterised me.

“But I think my greatest virtue is my discipline and my work, my dedication. I believe that match after match, training after training, I'm going to always give my best for these colours, for this club and for my teammates."

On joining Lerma at Palace, he added: “When I was asked if I wanted to come here, I asked Jefferson about the club, about the guys, about the facilities…. He gave me the best version of the club, the best of this institution. I think that was a point in favour of me coming here to Crystal Palace.

“Obviously, I know the club because I like to watch a lot of football… I watch a lot of the Premier League. I already had an idea of some of the players I'd seen on TV playing here at Crystal Palace."