Aston Villa signing Jores Okore is being backed to make a big impact at Villa Park.

Okore has received a glowing reference from fellow newcomer Nicklas Helenius, who is looking forward to linking up with his compatriot.

The pair were rivals at FC Nordsjaelland and Aalborg in the Danish Superliga and were also team-mates at Denmark under-21 level.

"He is very strong - I can't beat him all the time in matches!" smiled Helenius.

"He is fast and very strong and he is very good with the ball.

"He just shows he has lots of confidence every time.

"He is a good man for this club and I think he will grab his chance. He is a very good player.

"It is fantastic to have another Danish player here. I know him and we have played together around ten times for the U21 team in Denmark.

"We know each other and we know what we are good at and we are not so good at.

"So we can help each other."