Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has compared new signing Idrissa Gueye to Chelsea midfielder Ramires
Gueye, who plays box-to-box, has signed for £9 million from Lille and could join up with the squad on their pre-season tour in Portugal. Sherwood said: “Idrissa is a good acquisition to the squad. He has the same energy as Fabian Delph, which everyone will be pleased to hear. If you can get two players who run around as much as them? I think the groundsman will have a problem keeping that grass on the pitch! He’s similar to Ramires. He can play flexible as well, as a number 6 in a sitting midfield role or as a number 8 box-to-box.”
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has compared new signing Idrissa Gueye to Chelsea midfielder Ramires.
Gueye, who plays box-to-box, has signed for £9 million from Lille and could join up with the squad on their pre-season tour in Portugal. Sherwood said: “Idrissa is a good acquisition to the squad. He has the same energy as Fabian Delph, which everyone will be pleased to hear. If you can get two players who run around as much as them? I think the groundsman will have a problem keeping that grass on the pitch! He’s similar to Ramires. He can play flexible as well, as a number 6 in a sitting midfield role or as a number 8 box-to-box.”
