Christian Atsu has revealed that he has enjoyed his first few weeks of being a Bournemouth player.

The Premier League newcomers signed the Chelsea winger on a season-long loan deal at the end of May.

Atsu made his Cherries debut in their pre-season friendly win over Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, and the Ghanaian says that he has been impressed with the team spirit on show so far.

"I think it is so fun to be with these great guys," Atsu told Bournemouth's official website.

"I'm getting used to them and I think that now we are a team. When you look at the activities that we did, it was so fun and we did a lot. "We laughed together and you can see a great unity and team spirit between us.

"I really enjoyed it. You can see I am very happy in the team and I am hoping and praying that we will have a great season."

Atsu spent last season on loan at Everton.