Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings says his love of playing for the club convinced him to sign a new deal.
The 29-year-old signed a contract extension on Friday, continuing the journey he began when he joined, initially on loan, from Bournemouth in January 2019.
The last four years have been really good; tough at times but that's only natural," he told Villa's website.
I hope that everything Villa fans want to see from the club we can deliver. That hasn't changed from the moment I walked in.
The goalposts have changed a little bit from promotion to staying in the league, to consolidation to getting into Europe.
I hope that we can finally deliver a trophy at some point and also get the club into Europe."
Mings was a key figure as Villa won promotion back to the Premier League in May 2019, and he joined permanently later that summer.
I love it," he said when asked what it means to him to represent Villa.
Maybe the turbulent times have numbed me to showing loads of expression; I don't get too high and I don't get too down, result dependent.
But my love and appreciation for the fans has never changed. I feel really settled, I feel really welcomed and I feel wanted.
There have been certain periods where they've (the fans) really backed me and been vocal in support of my situation at the club. I can only thank them for that.
Hopefully we can continue this journey."