West Ham have tied long-serving defender Winston Reid down to a six-year contract.
The 29-year-old joined the Premier League club from Danish side Midtjylland seven years ago and was voted Hammer of the Year in 2013.
Reid s new contract could take him to the end of his career and the New Zealand international is thrilled to extend his stay at London Stadium.
I am happy here and my family are happy here so it was an easy decision, once we could get it sorted, Reid said.
Reidy s here until
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I enjoy being here, it s quite simple really. Generally, people are pretty easy going and it kind of suits me the way people are around here. I m a pretty easy going guy, so I just fit in.
I m really happy to be here, just enjoying my football and being able to go out on a day-to-day basis and do something that I m really passionate about, I feel very privileged to be able to do so.
As a person, I feel very appreciative of everything and I m looking ahead to the upcoming years.”
Winston has given us some extraordinary moments down the years
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Reid made his 150th Premier League appearance as West Ham went down 4-0 to Manchester United in their first league game of 2017-18 on Sunday, but the centre-back believes the side can improve on last season s performance, when they finished 11th in the table after recovering from a poor start.
We want to gradually improve year-by-year, I think that s the most important thing for the players and for the football club, Reid said. It s hard to take a big step in just one season, you need to gradually build so hopefully we can do that here.
I ve been here for seven years now and you start to feel a little bit old, but I m happy and feel privileged to be here and looking forward to the future.
