Fabian Delph, Aston Villa Agree on New Contract: Latest Details and Comments

Fabian Delph ended speculation over his Aston Villa future by signing a new four-and-a-half-year deal with the club—as the Villains revealed via Twitter:

The former Leeds United midfielder had previously been linked with a January move to Liverpool—per the Mirror (h/t Hannah Duncan of Metro)—but the new contract will see him remain at Villa Park until 2019.

It’s been a fruitful last 12 months or so for the 25-year-old, who earned call-ups to Roy Hodgson’s England squad in 2014 and cemented his place in the heart of Villa's lineup, so the transfer links didn’t exactly come as a surprise.

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However, according to the man himself, he never had any ambition of leaving the Midlands outfit—as reported on the club’s official website:

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I am a loyal person and committing my future will hopefully show everybody what type of guy I am. I feel like this is me—I love the club, I love being here and I want to put 100 per cent into everything I do here. This is my club and I want to be here. That's why I am committing my future. Hopefully it will give everyone a bit of a lift and show the fans that we are looking to do big things here and bring excitement back to the club. We want to get through this season, do well and I feel the up-and-coming years will be big. There was no way I was going to bail out. I am here for the long run.

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Languishing at the wrong end of the Premier League table, Villa have a big task on their hands avoiding the drop this season.

With a fully focused Delph in the squad, though, they have every chance of doing just that.