Dorus De Vries says he wants to remain at Swansea for the long term as talks continue over a new contract

The Swansea City goalkeeper says that one offer has been made but his agent has made new suggestions that they await the club's response on.

With Dorus having a seemingly high stock at the moment due to some good performances, Brendan Rodgers has already said that a new contract may be the most important signing the club could make at the moment and that is something that Dorus seems keen to make happen.

“There’s been some email traffic between my agent and the chairman and that’s where it is at the moment,” Dorus told the Western Mail

“My agent gave the club a new proposal and it’s up to the club to respond to that.

“I’ve turned down one offer from the club because we had something else in mind and it’s now down to the chairman to respond to that.

“I started negotiations because my initial thought was to get a deal done.

“If I didn’t want to stay here I wouldn’t even be negotiating.

“We’ve put something on the table which we think is reasonable and it’s up to the club to decide whether it is up for it – yes or no. I want to stay for the long term – three or four years, I don’t care.

“This contract is a big decision for me and my family. I’ll talk to my wife whether we see our future here. You’ve got to plans these things because you don’t want to be unsettled for any reason.

“When you’re a professional you’re just focused on the next game,” he said.

“I’ve experienced this in my last contracts when people ask about your situation.

“It’s happened a couple of times now, but I just stay real positive about it because I want to focus on the next game.

“There’s big decisions to be made, but the important thing right now are the games.

“I’ve enjoyed my time since I’ve been here and I’ve enjoyed working with the gaffer and my goalkeeping coach Adrian Tucker.

“I’ve got ambitions to test myself at a higher level and let’s hope we can get there with Swansea City and progress together like we have been doing the last couple of seasons.”

De vries was named man of the match against Millwall on Friday and De Vries added "I’m not really too happy about it because it means I’m too busy, especially at home

“But, of course, I’m happy to contribute and be there when called upon.

“The good thing about it is that it helps us dig out results, but I’d rather see a team-mate get man of the match because it probably means that we are on the winning side.

“It seems to be the other way round at the moment, we are digging great results away from home and dropping points at home.

“It’s a little bit different from the beginning of season, but we’ve got to be patient at home when teams just dig in and try and take a point.”

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