Asmir Begovic in no hurry to renew contract

Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has revealed that he is in no hurry to extend his contract with the club.

The Bosnia-Herzegovina international, who has 18 months left on his current deal, insists that he is not in a rush to renew the contract but concedes that he is happy at the club.

"I've been here five years now, I feel I've progressed, improved as a player. I'm now getting to the stage of my career where I want to achieve things, win things," the 27-year-old told Sky Sports News.

"I've got some time left on my current deal; we'll see. We'll discuss things as time goes on. I've not had any discussions about my contract or an extension - that's usually done in the last 12 months of a deal. But I'm happy here, we are trying to build something here. We'll see what happens, but I hope to be a part of that.

"I've got a great relationship with the manager and the chairman here. If things like that come up in the future I'm sure we'll discuss them. Football is a business at the end of the day. But I haven't really thought about it. I'm just focussing on my football, trying to improve as a player, and trying to get Stoke up the table."

Second-choice goalkeeper Jack Butland recently revealed his plans of displacing Begovic as the number one keeper at Stoke, after returning from a loan spell with Derby County.