When Kyle Naughton arrived from Tottenham Hotspur in January 2015 few would have imagined that more than 250 appearances would pass and today the club confirmed a 12 month contract extension that will take the veteran defender to eight years at the club.
Naughton has been an inspirational part of Russell Martin’s plans this season and is a leading contender for the player of the year award for his exceptional performances at the heart of the Swans defence.
Therefore it was no real surprise that Naughton was awarded the contract extension today with Russell Martin confident that the signature will be added to that contract over the course of the weekend.
“It’s huge news. Hopefully he’ll get it signed after this weekend,” said Martin at his press conference today.
“I’m so pleased. A lot of people questioned the position he was playing in the team early on, but we knew how important he would be.
“I played with him, so I knew how good a footballer he is. He was a young man when I played with him at Norwich.
“He came on loan, and he’s so mature, intelligent, relaxed but focused. His mentality is brilliant.
“I love Kyle, we love working with him, we all do. He has no ego, he is unassuming and just a brilliant person. The fact he wants to stay and the club have recognised how important he is, it’s really positive for us.
“We are so pleased he will be a big part of what we are doing next year. His age is of no concern to us at all.”
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