Steven Caulker recently put pen to paper and signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur that ties the player down to the club until 2016. The defender has now set his sights on securing a first team spot with the club.
The highly rated central defender was loaned out to newly promoted Swansea City last season. Caulker impressed during the season-long loan with the Swans and featured regularly in most of their games. The defender has also secured a regular place in the
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 Under-21 setup and was also called up for Great Britain’s Olympic football squad.
Caulker made his professional debut with Yeovil Town, where he played out a complete season, as part of a loan deal. He was then loaned out to Championship side Bristol City, where he made 30 appearances and grabbed the Football League’s Young Player of
the Month award in November.
Andre Villas-Boas’s arrival to White Hart Lane this week has sparked off major talk regarding players linked with the North London club. It has also led to speculation about players that could be on their way out of the club.
Caulker has however been reassured that he is to be part of Tottenham’s plans next season under Villas-Boas, who is also keen to retain the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Younes-Kaboul-c37543.
The Tottenham player will have to compete with both Dawson and Kaboul for a place in Spurs’ starting line-up and is hopeful that he will catch the eye of the new manager and feature for the club next season.
"I have been here since I was 15. I worked my way through and hopefully this is the year I get my opportunity and it's up to me to take it," Caulker told Spurs TV Online.
"I have just had a chat with the manager. It's nice to see that I am in his plans. It's nice to hear I have his confidence and his backing so I am looking forward to next season."
"I will have to work hard this year. There are some fantastic centre halves so it's not going to be an easy ride but I have confidence and hopefully with a bit of hard work it will pay off."
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