If he wasn't so injury prone Sammo would probably have wanted to keep him and he could arguably by plying his trade at a higher level
It's nothing more than the usual rubbish a player spouts when he joins a new club. "Glad to be here, Manager says I'm a key player etc etc" Basically translates to "glad that I got a contract somewhere and I might get a few starters til the gaffer realises I'm not so bloody great"