Erik Lamela says he is keen to follow several of his team-mates by signing a new contract with Tottenham.

The club's joint-record signing is one of the top earners at White Hart Lane on about £65,000 per week, but has been in discussions over a new agreement.

Lamela signed a five-year deal when he joined Tottenham in summer 2013, although there is a clause in that contract that allows Spurs to extend it by a further two years.

Asked about his future, Lamela told Standard Sport: "I would like to [sign a new deal] because I am very happy here. I feel part of this team which is improving. I have a group of excellent team-mates and I feel very good around them.

"It would make me happy to play for more years in this shirt. Will I be the next to sign? Let's hope so. At the moment I am thinking only of playing and about Saturday's game against Leicester."

Since the start of the season, Spurs have handed pay rises to a number of players, securing their futures at the club.

Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen have all agreed new contracts, and Jan Vertonghen dropped a strong hint recently that he was on the brink of doing the same - even though there has been a delay in concluding that deal.

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The other key men on chairman Daniel Levy's list, along with Lamela, are Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane. Lloris said after last Saturday's 0-0 draw with Bournemouth that he was in "no rush" to extend his contract, while Tottenham would like to double Kane's £50,000 weekly wage.



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