Jores Okore is determined to prove himself to Aston Villa fans.
Okore, the 21-year-old Denmark international centre-half whose season was ended by a cruciate ligament injury just four games into his claret and blue career last September, also wants to repay the faith shown in him by manager Paul Lambert.
"The manager has been very supportive with me," he told the Birmingham Mail.
"He bought me, he showed great faith in me, and now I want to repay him.
"He bought for me a reason, he must have believed in my ability. I will prove he was right. It's about getting up to speed, getting a good pre-season under my belt and then hopefully playing games.
"I am so determined to play well and impress and prove my ability to everyone - the players, the manager and the fans.
"I just want to be able to turn around to the manager and say 'you were right to buy me.' I want to repay his big faith."
