MacLean shows off the number nine shirt he inherited
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Plymouth Argyle's new striker Steve MacLean does not feel under pressure after being signed for a club record £500,000 fee.
The 25-year-old joined the Pilgrims on Friday on a three-and-a-half year deal from Championship rivals Cardiff City.
MacLean will wear the number nine shirt vacated by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake when he moved to Wolves last week.
"(The fee) won't put any extra pressure on me. I won't feel it," MacLean told BBC Spotlight.
Ebanks-Blake was Argyle's top scorer and MacLean will be hoping the shirt's luck rubs off on him.
He had only scored one goal for Cardiff City this season, having seen his chances limited with the big name arrivals of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Robbie Fowler.
"I played the first few games and then I got injured and I struggled from then on" he said.
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(The fee) won't put any extra pressure on me. I won't feel it
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"I'd just like to put that behind me now and hopefully I can come here and prove myself and score some goals."
MacLean rejoins manager Paul Sturrock after they had a successful spell together at Sheffield Wednesday when the side gained promotion back into the Championship.
"He fits the bill for the type of player we're looking for at this football club," said Sturrock.
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