Aston Villa new boy Jordan Amavi has admitted he was surprised by the amount of money the club spent on him.

The 20-year-old left-back joined the Villans from French club Nice last week for a fee reported to be in the region of £10 million.

Amavi admits he is buoyed by Villa's desire to sign him and says the large fee is proof his new club has plenty of confidence in him.

"I am not going to lie to you, on the face of it, it seemed strange to me," the youngster told French newspaper L'Equipe.

"I did not think that a club would offer what Nice were asking for. When Aston Villa, decided to spend that amount of money there, it is not for nothing.

"That gave me great confidence. I will work to match their confidence in me."