Royston Drenthe is excited by the prospect of playing for Everton's fans.
Having escaped Spain, he has learned enough about Liverpool and the city's football fans to suggest his time in England will be much happier for the enigmatic wide man.
He told evertonfc.com: "My first impressions are very good. The moment I arrived it was like a family. I feel at home already. The manager is really excited with me and teaching me a lot of things and I'm excited I can be here. It is the greatest place for me to show my qualities because English football can be really important for my future.
"I like the speed of English football, I like the tackles and the hard work. The ambience in the stadium - it feels like wolves are yelling. In Spain it is really different, they don't yell and shout like England. In the Bernabeu they don't shout, it is trumpets all the time and it is only Champions League games when they get up and shout.
"When I was a young player in Feyenoord I loved the noise of our fans and I know Liverpool is very like Rotterdam and the fans here are the same. The crowds are crazy and that is really important for a team to have that behind you.
"I hope the fans like me because I like to fight for my team and give everything. I like to go home with paint on me and feeling like I have played a game.
"I had other options but I wanted to come to England. I could have gone to Portugal or Italy but I wanted to come here.
"I want to win a lot of games and if you do that, you can win prizes. I want to be important for the team and even when I don't play a good game I want to work hard to be important for the team to make sure we win the game."