Teixeira asks fans for time

Last updated : 21 July 2007 By Danny Deeming
West Brom's new signing Filipe Teixeira has asked Baggies fans for time to settle in English football. The Portuguese midfielder completed his £600,000 move from Academica de Coimbra to The Hawthorns earlier this week. Teixeira is looking to have a successful season with the Midlands outfit, but is hoping fans do not expect too much too early.

"I'm very happy to join West Bromwich Albion," he told the club's official website. "It's a new stage in my career and I want to help the club move forward. I like attacking and taking on players and I know there are good players here like Kevin Phillips and John Hartson who will help me do that. I will need a small period of time to adapt but I'm hoping to impress the fans and have a good season."