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Record signing Soldado wants to fire Spurs back to Champions League football

06 August 2013 - 00:43

Tottenham Hotspur record signing Roberto Soldado thinks that his new club deserve to be in contention for a Champions League spot. The 28-year-old striker completed his switch from La Liga side Valencia  for a reported fee of £26m.

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<br />Tottenham have narrowly missed out on a securing Champions League qualification place in the last two years, but Soldado is hopeful of making an impact this campaign that can make the difference. <br /><br />"I'm absolutely honoured to be at this club, to wear the shirt that has so much history. I'm hoping that I can score lots of goals to repay the club's kindness in signing me," he told the club's Official website.<br /><br />"Spurs is a great club and a club that deserves to be in the Champions League. I know it's a hard league and we have to work and play to that level to get there and I will do my best for the team.<br /><br />"I've joined a great club with a lot of great players. As a group, including the new players, we're looking to improve and our objective is to get Spurs to where we belong. I've come here as a striker to score goals. I always try to achieve more goals in the next season, so that will be my aim, to score as many goals as I can for Spurs next season."<br /><br />

Written by Sri Aswin