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- Updated: August 12, 2016
New Swansea frontman Borja Baston believes he can live up to his reputation as a modern version of Netherlands icon Marco van Basten.
The 23-year-old became Swansea record signing when he arrived from Atletico Madrid for £15.5m on Thursday.
After scoring over 40 goals during loan spells with Real Zaragoza and Eibar in the last two seasons, the striker has been dubbed ‘Van Baston’ in Spain, and he is confident of continuing his scoring run with the Swans.
“It started when I was at Zaragoza and Deportivo,” Borja said of his nickname. “Scoring a lot of goals it was a natural comparison.
“He was a player I admired hugely, he was a great player who scored many goals. I hope that maybe I can score many too at Swansea.”
Borja was a target for clubs in Germany and Italy …
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