Nicolas Nkoulou is proud to be Claudio Ranieri's first signing for Watford.
Nkoulou has played against Ranieri several times in France and Italy but is delighted to finally be working under him at Watford and is relishing the chance to prove himself.
“I'm very excited and very happy because he is one of the top names in football when we talk about coaches," he said.
“I'm very happy to finally have the opportunity to work with him. He is the perfect person to help me continue my development and become the player that I should become."
After his first training session at the club under Ranieri, Nkoulou described how the sessions are comparable to what he enjoyed in Italy.
“I had a lot of fun, especially because it has been a while since I've kicked a ball," he said.
“It's similar to the way we work in Italy with a lot of tactics on the pitch with the manager. We've been working on the tactical side of the game, but the training was really fun."
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