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Mark Rodden 8y

Lucas Digne: My style of play is suited to Barcelona

France defender Lucas Digne thinks his style of play is perfectly suited to Barcelona.

Digne, 22, was officially presented as a Barcelona player on Thursday after completing a €16.5 million move from Paris Saint-Germain.

Digne impressed at left-back on loan at Roma last season and he feels he will have no trouble fitting in at the Spanish champions.

"I play a lot in attack but I'm aware that in modern football full backs need to know how to defend," L'Equipe quoted him as saying. "I think that my style of play suits Barca."

The former Lille defender will be joined at Barcelona by fellow France international Samuel Umtiti, who made a €25m switch from Lyon earlier this week.

Umtiti said Barcelona is the right place for him to continue his development and Digne is of the same opinion as the centre-back.

"It's the start of a great adventure," Digne said. "It's the perfect place to stay for a long time. It's a big project and I hope to be able to develop enough to reach my maximum potential."

Digne was wearing a protective mask as at his presentation and explained that he had decided to undergo surgery to fix two fractures in his nose that had been partially restricting his breathing.

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