Édouard sets ambitious goal of scoring many goals ahead of Leicester debut

The French striker, who has signed on a season-long loan from Crystal Palace, expressed his enthusiasm to start playing with Steve Cooper's team as they strive to avoid relegation.

"I’m very happy to be here and I’m looking forward to starting with my new team-mates," he said. "We’ll try to win games and to score some goals. I’m a striker so it’s what everyone expects from me. I’ll try to do my best to try to help the team. 

"(Deadline day) was a very long day, so I’m happy to be here. As a striker, it’s exciting to see the ball a lot, to receive a lot of balls to play forward. I’m looking forward to this and I hope I can link up with the boys. 

The four-time Scottish champion is a huge fan of the club after three seasons acclimatising to English football with Palace in which he believes is enough to make an impact at the Foxes. 

"It’s three years that I’ve been here (in England) now, so I know the league," he added. "Now I hope I can bring my game to the team and, like I say, try to score a lot of goals. 

"It was always a difficult game. There were some nice games. I know Leicester very well because I used to follow them a lot. I have some friends who played there, it’s a team I like to watch. 

"I know virtually all the players because I like to watch football. I know plenty of the team already."