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Otsemobor wants Saints stay

Saturday 3 April 2010 22:39, UK

Image: Otsemobor: Enjoying life at Southampton

Southampton full-back Jon Otsemobor is hoping to secure a contract to stay beyond the current season.

Full-back enjoying life on the South Coast

Southampton full-back Jon Otsemobor is hoping to secure a contract to stay at St Mary's beyond the current season. Otsemobor has made 11 appearances for Southampton since joining the club on a free transfer from League One rivals Norwich City in January. He returned from a recent injury in Thursday's 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion and is now determined to retain his place in Alan Pardew's side. The 27-year-old is enjoying his time on the South Coast and is keen to demonstrate that he deserves a long-term deal with Saints. "I need games to prove I can do a job here," said Otsemobor in the matchday programme for Monday's game against Leyton Orient. "The last thing I needed was an injury, but now hopefully there's still enough time to show that I have a future here. I certainly hope so because I love the place. "When I heard at Norwich that Southampton were interested, I even badgered the chief executive there to hurry things up. "I knew they'd made a lot of progress since coming down with us (Norwich) last season, but I didn't realise how much until I got here. You feel you're at a club moving in only one direction and that is up."

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