ARMAND Gnanduillet has high hopes of being a success at Oxford United – because he can understand the players’ accents.

The striker, who joined on loan earlier this week, left France to join Chesterfield two years ago.

He spent a month at Tranmere Rovers, scoring twice in four games, but found it difficult to decipher the scouse accent.

He said: “It was a bit strange because when they spoke there was a bit of an accent, which was hard to understand.

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“Here it is easier to speak with the players.”

United also appealed to the 23-year-old due to a French connection – former Le Havre youth team colleague Jeremy Balmy.

Gnanduillet said: “We were together in the football school, so he helped me here as well.

“I knew he was here and when the gaffer said ‘you go to Oxford’ I was happy because I knew I would be with my friend.

“It’s nice, nobody speaks French (at Chesterfield).”