New signing David Jones today admitted he has everything to prove at Wolves after his £1m move from Championship rivals Derby.
The 23-year-old midfielder checked in at Molineux yesterday after signing a three-year contract with Mick McCarthy’s side.
Jones helped the Rams to promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in 2007 after moving from Manchester United in the January.
But he lost his place and suffered from niggling injuries last term before regaining a spot in the side towards the end of the campaign.
“You’ve always got something to prove,” said Jones. “It’s a new challenge.
“I had a good spell at Derby in my first season but last season didn’t exactly go to plan for me personally or for the club.
“I played all the games in the Championship then found myself out of the team last season before I managed to work myself back in.
“So it didn’t go quite to plan. But I felt with the games I did play in, I showed I could play at that level.
“Now I just want to push my game on to a new level this season. I’ve seen the squad of players here and it looks really good and strong.
Quality
“It’s a big squad as well with a lot of quality players in there so everyone will be fighting for places.
“Competition makes you improve your game and that’s what I want to do - I want to take my game to the next level and I think Wolves is the right place to do that.”
Jones revealed he could have remained at Pride Park in Paul Jewell’s revolution following their relegation as the Premier League’s worst ever team.
“I could have stayed at Derby - the manager gave me the option,” he said.
“He spoke with me at the end of last season, but I felt this was just a really attractive offer from Wolves.
“It’s always been a club I’ve admired because there’s a great history here and I know the fans appreciate good football.”
“It runs right through too because all the staff are geared into the tradition of it being a real football club and that suits me.”
By Tim Nash
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