Wait and see for Djibril

The £5m-rated midfielder arrived at the Reebok as a big man with a big reputation - but nobody can accuse him of having a big mouth. It is hard to talk to the press when you cannot speak English but through a translator he refused to herald his arrival at Wanderers with any big predictions.

"People will have to wait and see what type of player I am," he said as the media sought tasty quotes from the tall Torino star who chose Wanderers ahead of playing in Italy's Serie A.

"Like everyone I want to play in the Premiership and show what I am worth. We will see when the season starts what the future holds for Bolton Wanderers, I just want us to win and play well.

"I know nothing about Bolton Wanderers but it is a fantastic stadium and it is going to be a pleasure for me to be here and play here.

"I thought I was going to sign on an earlier occasion but it did not happen then. I was ready to play and I was very disappointed when it did not wok out."

The 26-year-old Senegalese, who has played for the French Under-21 side, is on friendly terms with a number of top Premiership stars but he did not need to take advice from any of them in making his decision.

"I have a few friends over here like Barthez and Henri but they had nothing to do with my decision to come to England. It was a decision I made on my own. I had a choice of where to play and my choice was to come here because I want to show that I am a good player in the Premiership."

"It is exciting for me. It is a great opportunity and I am going to appreciate being here and getting to know how it works in England and in Bolton.

"The style of football will be different. It is a lot more static in Italy but I have time to prepare for the changes and I will be fit enough and ready when the season starts."

And he does not believe the fact he does not speak English will be a problem. "I am a quick learner and English will come to me quickly just like Italian did when I went there."