Tim Ream signs two-year contract extension with Fulham

Fulham defender Tim Ream has signed a two-year contract extension with the club.

The USA international's new deal will keep him at Craven Cottage until 2020, with an option to extend by a further year.

"I wanted to sort it out fairly quickly. It gives you the freedom and the licence to go out and focus on the football, so it's just nice to have it done," Ream told the club's official website.

"The goal all along was to be in the Premier League, and now to have the opportunity to play there with this group of guys is something that I think we're all looking forward to, not just myself, and hopefully we can make it special this year."

Ream was named Fulham's Player of the Season last term.