Morgan Schneiderlin is delighted with the show of ambition from Southampton since the end of last season.
Some supporters have said keeping hold of Schneiderlin is the best bit of business Saints did this summer - the kind of support he is determined to repay.
"It was just fantastic," he said. "It's like I said before, for me, I never wanted to disrespect anyone and it's just sometimes in life that you need to make choices.
"I think everyone - I think you, I think the fans, I think everyone - was a bit worried when we lost so many players at the start and, of course, you ask yourself the question.
"For me, I had a big step in the World Cup, so I didn't want to struggle in this year.
"But the club showed by buying players that they still have ambitions and that's just what I was asking for.
"The fans, they're very good with me for six years, for seven years now and I'm very happy and I just want to give them back something."
