Australian goalkeeper Maty Ryan has shown his dedication to new side Real Sociedad without even taking to the pitch.
Just a day after joining the La Liga club, the Socceroo fronted up for a press conference alongside the side's president and fielded a number of questions from local journalists.
But unlike his days in the Premier League, the questions were asked in Spanish and Ryan likely took them all by surprise when he answered without the need of a translator and in quite fluent Spanish.
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The Aussie's bilingual abilities no doubt stem from the two years he spent in Spain with Valencia, but that stint ended in 2017 and the fact he has slotted straight back in highlights his determination to succeed on and off the pitch with Sociedad.
Ryan has had a turbulent 12 months at club level after falling out of favour at Brighton and playing just three times across a loan spell with the Gunners.
In his prime at the age of 29, Ryan will be desperate to secure more game time this season and must now displace Alex Remiro as Sociedad's preferred shot-stopper.
The club finished fifth in La Liga last season to secure a place in the Europa League with Ryan hoping to enjoy more success in Spain the second time around.
"I am very happy to be here. It's been a willingness of mine to come back here to Spain," Ryan said at the press conference.
"It's a club that you see has a lot of history and recently they've done really well. On the day that I signed the trophy in the president's office there is obviously an example of that.
"I am happy and excited to be here and help the club achieve more success."
Real Sociedad kick off pre-season with a friendly against Huesca on July 17 and will begin their La Liga season against Barcelona on August 15.