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Kaptoum: "What Las Palmas represents is what drew me here"

Wilfrid Kaptoum was introduced at the Ciudad Deportiva's press room. "I cried with joy when I got the call; it's the right spot to come," said the new UD Las Palmas player.

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The midfielder Wilfrid Kaptoum, a new acquisition for UD Las Palmas, was introduced this morning on Monday. "He is a dynamic midfielder that we have known for a long time and we thought in adapting him to our style, he would help us enhance the level," said sports director Luis Helguera at the start of the appearance.

"I received the opportunity a few days ago, when my agent gave me the news, I wanted to cry with joy because it was the perfect place to come," Kaptoum said to begin his appearance. "What drew me in was what Las Palmas symbolises, what the club has been accomplishing from the beginning of the season, and the faith that the club and coach have placed in me. I will do all in my power to stay here as long as possible and defend the club as it deserves ", said. 

"I feel well and at the disposal of the coach," the new yellow reinforcement remarked of his physical condition.

" The coach has known me when I first came at Barça's lower levels, and he was a key figure in my development. "The fact that I believe in my talents encourages me to give my all and assist the club accomplish its objectives," he stated of his connection with García Pimienta.

"Moleiro and Jonathan are really easygoing guys, and from the first minute they gave me conversation, we started on the right foot in the locker room," he says of his first meeting with his new colleagues.

Regarding his preferences in the game system, Katpoum noted that "with the associative game that the team has, it is simpler to integrate, I can play both as six and as eight".

"Samuel Eto'o was very essential to me; my journey to Europe began with his foundation, and I was able to realise a long-held desire thanks to him. I shall be eternally thankful to him for his assistance and for what he does for Cameroon's kids ", stated. "I don't come to relax or hang out; there is a healthy, competitive, and high-level group here. I've here to contribute and assist in whatever way I can "The player came to a conclusion.