Villa Star: "Never question my loyalty!"

Jores Okore is a player many would expect to leave Aston Villa in the summer. He's strong, fast and intelligent and everything someone would look for in a centre-back.

The Dane has come under fire today for his comments to Ekstra Bladet. I'll paraphrase below.

"I feel ready to move to a bigger club and show my worth. I would prefer to stay in the Premier League, but the Champions League is weighted higher, if there's a club with that opportunity, I listen, says Okore who believes in survival, but has not heard from the club about a contract extension."

This quote is damaging when taken out of context, but Jores is simply stating his ambitions for his long-term future rather than jumping ship right now.

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— Jores Okore (@JoresOkore) February 13, 2016

The worst part about this apart from Villa fans jumping to heady conclusions (once again) is that one of Villa's brightest talents hasn't been offered a new contract. Villa look like they haven't learnt their lesson from the Delph saga and regardless of relegation, losing Jores Okore on a cut-price deal is crazy.

Pay the man, Randy.

What do you think? Is Okores the 'rat' many seem to think he is? Does he deserve a move? Should Villa lock him down NOW? Let us know below!