“He’s excited” | Potter praise for new arrival Igor Julio | OneFootball

Graham Potter says Igor Julio is buzzing and cant wait to get started at West Ham.

The Brighton defender, who yesterday completed a deadline-day season long loan to the club, was the defender Jarrod Bowen got the better of when he attempted to stop the Hammers forward from scoring the winner in the 2023 Conference League final.

Speaking after his arrival in east London, Potter admitted that the player can’ wait to get his Hammers career up and running.

“I’m really pleased to have signed Igor and look forward to bringing him into our group,” said the Head Coach to the clubs Official Website.

“He is an experienced defender with a good pedigree, who knows the Premier League well and has impressed during his time with Brighton.

“He has strengths and qualities that we believe will help us and add to what we already have here, and I know he is really excited about the challenge and wearing the West Ham United shirt.

Igor expressed his delight at the move also, saying that there is a very good feeling about the place.

“It is a big Club, a historic Club, with fantastic support and a special identity,” said the defender. “I saw this in Prague during the Europa Conference League final two years ago, and I feel very proud to now be representing the colours.

“The project here is very exciting – there are many good players at the Club and I know that there is a very positive environment in the dressing room that it will be great to be a part of.”