In his broad Scottish accent, Harry Souttar smiles broadly about how he's loving life as the lone standard bearer for Australian soccer in the Premier League.
But Leicester City's new cult hero believes there's every chance he won't be the only Socceroo playing at the highest level of the English game soon as he tipped some of his fellow World Cup heroes to make the jump.
Souttar explained on Friday how much he's enjoyed his two wins out of two since joining Leicester City, looking forward to the next leg which is set to take him to Old Trafford on Sunday where his granny and other family members will watch big Harry take on Manchester United.
But the 24-year-old, who shrugs modestly that he's enjoyed the adulation from thousands of miles distant for his World Cup heroics and reckons it's "a nice feeling" being the most expensive Australian player of all-time, does quite fancy the idea of having Socceroos for company in the Premier League.
Asked if he hoped his flagship signing might help kick-start a new generation of Aussies in the top-flight, as in the good old days of Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka et al, he said he was sure it wouldn't take long.
"Fingers crossed. You've only got to look at the World Cup squad. To be honest, I don't think the lads get as much credit over here as what they should do," he said.
"Whether that's because they've come over from Australia and people have a different biased view on it, but I don't think it's well enough reported, especially over here, just how good they are.
"You've only got to look at lads playing up there in Scotland and down south (in England) players like Riley (McGree), who are playing so well.
"So, hopefully it's not another two years before someone else is there in the Premier League because I certainly think the talent and quality is there. Whether that's people going on different paths to get there, I'm sure it won't be long."
McGree, Souttar's big pal, is cutting a dash for Championship side Middlesbrough as they push to get into the Premier League.
"I can't get a text back from him, he's doing so well! I'm so buzzing for him, honestly," laughed Souttar.
"I'd love it if he was to go up with them because he's not only a great player but a great guy too."
And asked if any of the Scottish Premiership contingent of Socceroos might make the grade, not least with four thriving at Edinburgh club Hearts, Souttar added: "I don't see why not.
"Those four guys have got the chance of playing at a great club. You've got to look at Kye Rowles who's getting praise every week and how well he's doing.
"You could see it at the World Cup how good a player he's become. He's come in leaps and bounds and I'm just so pleased for him.
"There's a lot of lads there who can make that step but the most important thing is that everyone plays as much football as they possibly can."
For the moment, though, with teenage star Garang Kuol on loan from Newcastle at Hearts, Souttar's the only one flying the flag for Australia in the big league.
Not that it's appeared to have changed this down-to-earth figure from Aberdeen one jot.
Asked if life was different with the onset of Premier League stardom, he just grinned: "Not really. I still go home and get told to do the dishes and take the dogs for a walk."
