Tottenham Hotspur's injury-troubled midfielder Darren Anderton is on the verge of signing a new contract at White Hart Lane.
The 29-year-old England international, who missed much of last season with an achilles tendon injury, said he was "pretty close to an agreement" with the premier league club.
"I am fine now and hope the contract business will be sorted out very soon," Anderton was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard today.
"We are pretty close to an agreement. We are nearly there. I have never said I wanted to leave. I want to be successful at the club and am looking forward to working with the boss."
Anderton, whose current contract with Spurs expires on July 1, has undergone treatment in the United States for his achilles injury which forced him to miss the last two months of last season.
"For eight weeks no-one knew what was wrong," he said. "Eventually I went to America, had an ultra-sound examination and the problem has now been cured." -PA