QUITO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian soccer player Franklin Salas, forward for top Ecuador team Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, will train with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, joining his colleague Edison Mendez, PSV said in a Tuesday statement.

    The PSV statement described Salas as "a talented player who was left out of the World Cup squad only because of a serious knee injury".

    Salas, known as Mago (the magician) at home, told media in Holland "I dream of staying here. It's the dream of all the players on my continent".

    Salas also described training with PSV as a fantastic opportunity, even though he said he was well aware that prolonging his stay on Dutch turf depends solely on him.

    He added that he had received a great welcome from Mendez and two other South American players at the club: Peru's Jefferson Farfan and Brazil's Alex.