Aston Villa's latest recruit Carles Gil has moved to play down comparisons with Manchester City maestro David Silva.
The 22-year-old joins Silva in leaving Valencia for the Premier League after securing a reported £3.2m move to Villa Park recently, but Gil says that he has a long way to go before he can be bracketed with his fellow Spaniard.
"I really like him as a player, when he was at Valencia and now at Manchester City," the playmaker told BT Sport.
"He's such a huge player - he's the best in Europe. We can't compare to each other. He's followed a path to the Premier League and I'm not on that path yet.
"Valencia is my lifetime club. I've spent many years there but Aston Villa were a club that really interested me. So it was easy to make that decision and I'm really looking forward to working here."
The Spain Under-21 international could make his Villans debut in Saturday's visit of Liverpool.
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