ATTACKING revelation Fahid Ben Khalfallah wants to extend his contract with Melbourne Victory beyond this season.

The Tunisian international has been in sparkling form throughout the first 11 games of the season after signing a one-year deal with the club in September.

After spending three weeks with him in Melbourne shortly after his signing, Ben Khalfallah’s wife and six-year-old daughter arrived permanently last week.

And the 32-year-old is intent on keeping them in Victoria for the foreseeable future.

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“I hope, but it depends on the club, not me,” Ben Khalfallah said.

“On my contract I signed just one year, but if I can stay here it would be good.

“I love to live here. I was excited before to come here, but now that I am living here it’s perfect.

“I just enrolled my daughter in to school so if I can stay in the area it would be perfect.”

Victory has, as yet, been in little rush to re-sign its clutch of players coming out of contract at season’s end.

Football Federation Australia currently allows A-League clubs to sign five foreign players.

It had been considering a reduction to four — which could impact on Victory’s ability to keep players like Ben Khalfallah — but is understood to be wavering under pressure from the clubs.

Only two of Victory’s foreigners come out of contract at the end of the season, Ben Khalfallah and French defender Matthieu Delpierre.

International marquee Besart Berisha, Brazillian Gui Finkler and New Zealander Kosta Barbarouses have another year left to run.

Victory coach Kevin Muscat told the Herald Sun he is comfortable with Ben Khalfallah’s contract situation.

“I’ve got a very good relationship with Benny,” Muscat said.

“He’s a bubbly character, he’s a winner, he’s settled in relatively well, his family is back in town as of this week.

“What I meant by what I said (publicly two weeks ago) is that we’re not in any hurry.

“But I’m certainly aware of how much he likes the environment and what he thinks of our football club.

“There’s a number of people in that situation also, we’ve just got to wait and see.”