JAKARTA - Brighton & Hove Albion's new signing James Milner wants to help his new team compete in the Europa League for the first time by taking advantage of his experience while playing in European competitions.
"It's really fun for me and playing in Europe is something I think can help the group, I'm lucky to have played in the Champions League and Europa League many times, I want to add that value," Milner said, quoted by Antara from the club's official website on Sunday.
Eight seasons with Liverpool, Milner appeared 332 times in all competitions and 68 of them competed in European, Champions League and Europa League competitions.
In the Europa League, the 37-year-old footballer achieved his best as a finalist in the 2015/2016 season. Meanwhile in the Champions League, the versatile player became a finalist twice in 2017/2018 and 2021/2022 and won once in 2018/2019.
The experience of competing in Europe Milner was also owned when he defended Manchester City where the man who started his career at Leeds United appeared 27 times.
"I want to try my best to help the team on and off the pitch," said Milner.
Brighton & Hove Albion, a team headquartered at the American Express Community Stadium besides signing Milner, also signed Joao Pedro from Watford and Mahmoud Dahoud from Borussia Dortmund.
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