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Mario Lemina: I've wanted to join Wolves for 4 years

Wolves new boy Mario Lemina admits he already loves everything about the club.

After finalizing a £9 million switch from Nice, the midfielder hopes he can continue helping the team push up the table.

Lemina stated a move to Wolves could even have happened when he was previously in the Premier League with Southampton.

Per the Express and Star, he said: “Four years ago I was talking with them. I didn't happen and I was really upset about it because I wanted to join.

“I love everything here, apart from the weather. Wolves – character, players with a lot of personality and that's what I like. I've seen them play a lot of times with good strikers, good midfielders, good defenders, I just really like it. A club with ambition.

“It was easy for me to come, I was really happy to talk with the manager before, and we did everything to make it happen.

“It was a positive conversation. He likes the type of player I am and I like the type of manager he is because he works hard and wants to play, and that's what I like. We've got such a good group, a good team, and that's why I wanted to be part of the group.

“When I came with Southampton we lost against Wolves. It was a tough game, and I really liked the attitude of the players, and the crowd too, they really get behind the players.

“That's what I like, why I wanted to be here, and now they're on my side. We won the game, and they were really happy with that. We want to give them joy every game and that's what we're going to try to do."

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