Victor Wanyama would ideally like to stay with Dunfermline beyond the end of the season.
The Kenyan joined the club in a shock move last month, as he linked up with his old Celtic manager, Neil Lennon.
Things didn't go quite to plan for Wanyama initially, however, as he was ordered off on his Scottish football return for a deliberate handball in Dunfermline's 3-0 loss to Scott Brown's Ayr United.
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The midfielder has since served his suspension and made a few substitute appearances in his side's recent matches against Queen's Park and Partick Thistle.
Wanyama only signed a short-term deal at East End Park, but would be open to extending his stay beyond the summer: "We will see," he said [dafc.co.uk]
"I had a good short stay here, and it would be nice to be back here and continue the adventure.
"[I'd like to] leave some sort of legacy when leaving Dunfermline, possibly, in a higher league."
Instrumental in Wanyama's move to Fife was Lennon. The 33-year-old has since revealed what the ex-Celtic gaffer told him to convince him to make the switch.
He said: "The manager is somebody that I respect a lot, you know, he’s done a lot for me, he’s taken me to another level in my career and I always appreciate that and I know how he works and he’s been very, very influential in my career.
"He told me to come, to try and be a leader in the dressing room, try and help the team, try and also help the young players, so I couldn’t resist.
"When I got the call, I spoke to the gaffer, I spoke to the owner, it was just good to hear the ideas that they had and where they see the club, I couldn’t turn it down."
Dunfermline are safe from the automatic drop and, barring a dramatic collapse in their final two league matches of the season, will play Championship football next season.
