Aston Villa fullback Lucas Digne is happy to be back for preseason.

Digne is keen to make the most of their tour of Australia.

He said: “It's nice to get back in an Aston Villa shirt and to see the other players and enjoy it (pre-season) with them.

“We are less now, but it's a good time to be together and enjoy.

“It's like a big family and you have to have a good relationship with everybody."

Digne has been training alongside new signing Boubacar Kamara in Australia, and the full-back knows all about his qualities having played with him for France.

“He's a really nice guy and a really good player. He's just had his first call-up for the national team," he said.

“He showed all his quality in Marseille and he will show his quality in Aston Villa too. He'll bring us a lot of quality.

“He's smart tactically and he's really good with and without the ball. I think he can bring more calm with the ball."