Christian Rivera: "I am ready to take Las Palmas where they deserve to be"

Christian Rivera was excited at his presentation as he talked of his arrival at a historic club like Las Palmas. He highlighted the way the team pass the ball around, and said "this style of play suits me fine".

The player from Asturias is aware of the difficulties of the league, because of the many tough teams in it, saying "this second division is more like a second first division', and is the most competitive one compared to the last few years" He continued, "Consistency, hard work and being a team that pulls together on the pitch will help us achieve our objective". On being asked about the player he was most compared with, the midfielder was quite humble, saying "although there is a gap, I am usually compared with Busquets. He is the player I look up to due to the position I occupy on the pitch".

To conclude, the young footballer said he was keen to start training with his new team-mates, who he already knows "because I have seen them on the telly and I have played against them on occasions. I am looking forward to the first training session and getting down to work".