Jan Vertonghen has provided an update on his future at Tottenham as he enters the final few months of his current contract.
The Belgian international is one of three big-name players able to walk away from the club next summer for absolutely nothing if his situation doesn't change between now and the end of the season.
Spurs took out an option to extend his deal last December by a further year and many are hoping he will commit his long-term future to the Lilywhites after playing a key role in the team since joining from Ajax back in 2012.
Absent from the team in the opening few weeks of the season, the 32-year-old was asked if talk over his future in N17 has proved to be a bit of a distraction.
"Not a distraction. I’m very aware of my age," he said at the press conference ahead of the Champions League clash against Bayern Munich. "I feel fairly young and it doesn’t distract me.
"I want to play as many games as I can at the highest possible level, that's what we are doing now and that's what we are doing tomorrow.
"I’m very ambitious and I feel I’ve got a couple of good years left in me, that's definitely how I'm feeling now.
"I hope I can help the team as long as I can."
Asked if he is in contract talks with Spurs at present, he added: "I prefer not to go too deep into that but there's always some movement everywhere."
Vertonghen was further pressed about whether or not he will still be at the club come next August and he reflected on his time in the capital since his move seven years ago.
"It's my eighth season now, I had a great past, I'm feeling great at the moment in every single way here," he said.
"That's the only thing I want to say about that."
