CRAIG GORDON is relieved to put speculation over his future to bed after signing a new three-year contract with Celtic.
The 34-year-old was the subject of interest from Chelsea in January, but the Hoops rejected the advances of the Premier League giants.
Gordon, who has kept 22 clean sheets for Brendan Rodgers' side this season, signed a new contract with the Parkhead club until 2020 on Wednesday.
The Scotland goalkeeper told Celtic's official website that he had always wanted to stay put and was relieved to put pen to paper on an extension.
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“It’s taken a little while after the interest in the January window but it’s good to finally get it done and concentrate on the rest of the season," said Gordon, who joined the Bhoys in the summer of 2014.
“It was quite stop-start, there was a lot of things going on within the club, it wasn’t a continuous thing, it wasn’t like we were talking about it for months.
"There were two or three occasions when we sat down and talked about it, it was fairly straight forward in the end, I wanted to stay.
"We’ve a big chance to go for another trophy before the end of the season and we’re well ahead in the league, it’s only a matter of time before we wrap that one up. We’re looking good, we don’t want to look too far in the future, we’ve got a lot to try and finish off this season, it’s a very exciting time.
“It’s been a good season, the team have been playing really well domestically, we’ve won every match since I’ve been back in the team, you can’t really ask for a lot more than that.
“It’s great to be involved and the manager’s been brilliant with me. We’re always trying to adapt and move the team forward and he’s been great with my style of play, I try and make sure that I’m doing everything he needs for the team to progress as well.”
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Gordon temporarily lost his place to new arrival Dorus de Vries at the beginning of the season, but he says he is happy to have changed his playing style in order to reclaim the number one shirt under Rodgers.
"I think it’s the same for every player when a new manager comes in, you want to prove your worth to the team," he explained.
"You also want to stay in the team and it’s taken a little while for me to do that and to be able to adapt to the way he wants me to play.
“Thankfully I’ve been able to do that and hopefully I’ll be able to continue to do that over the next three years.
“Hopefully that’s not the end either, I’m hoping to play on as long as I possibly can. There may be one contract beyond this but it’s good for the next three years to know that stability is there and I’m going to be here fighting for trophies.”
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