Bertrand Traore is delighted with his first weeks at Aston Villa.

The former Lyon striker arrived in the summer and has been a key part in Villa's superb start to the season.

Traore told Sport Plus: "Aston Villa is a new start, a new life that is beginning for me even though I know the championship.

"This transfer allowed me to free myself, to be myself.

"I'm going to stay focused on my job, the football, and I won't have to think about what's going on off the pitch."