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Swansea signing Borja Baston plans to honour 'Van Baston' nickname

Record Swansea signing Borja Baston plans to live up to his nickname and deliver Premier League goals after completing his £15.5 million transfer from Atletico Madrid.

The 23-year-old has been dubbed "Van Baston" in his Spanish homeland, with successful loan spells at Real Zaragoza and Eibar in the last two seasons producing more than 40 goals.

And now Borja hopes the comparisons with former AC Milan and Holland striking great Marco van Basten keep on coming.

"It started when I was at Zaragoza and Deportivo,'' Borja said.

"Scoring a lot of goals it was a natural comparison.