Wolves skipper Mario Lemina believes being appointed captain will help him "clean" his name after previously being accused of having attitude problems during his career.
The midfielder was given the armband by boss Gary O'Neil last month after Max Kilman's £40m move to West Ham.
While at Southampton, allegations of attitude problems followed him and he was given a driving ban in 2018.
But Lemina, who lost his father Mario Snr in December, is eager for the captaincy to show the person behind the player.
"He would be really happy and proud of me. He knows me better than anyone else, he knows I've never been a bad guy. He knows I've been pushing really hard to clean my name," said the 30-year-old, who joined from Nice in 2023.
"I’m not going to say I’ve done everything the right way because I was young and really emotional, but I’ve never been a bad guy or had a bad attitude.
"If I was to talk about my career a lot of people would think I had a bad attitude. It's never really been like that. I had some issues with some people but it's not because I had a bad attitude."
Lemina was given compassionate leave last December, returning to France before his father's passing.
The midfielder was given the armband by boss Gary O'Neil last month after Max Kilman's £40m move to West Ham.
While at Southampton, allegations of attitude problems followed him and he was given a driving ban in 2018.
But Lemina, who lost his father Mario Snr in December, is eager for the captaincy to show the person behind the player.
"He would be really happy and proud of me. He knows me better than anyone else, he knows I've never been a bad guy. He knows I've been pushing really hard to clean my name," said the 30-year-old, who joined from Nice in 2023.
"I’m not going to say I’ve done everything the right way because I was young and really emotional, but I’ve never been a bad guy or had a bad attitude.
"If I was to talk about my career a lot of people would think I had a bad attitude. It's never really been like that. I had some issues with some people but it's not because I had a bad attitude."
Lemina was given compassionate leave last December, returning to France before his father's passing.
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