Skysports.com understands Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing has agreed a new deal at the club.
Liverpool midfielder rewarded after impressing in recent weeks
Skysports.com understands Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing has agreed a new deal at the club.
The 22-year-old has impressed in recent weeks after earning a regular run in the side under Kenny Dalglish.
Spearing has made 13 starts in Liverpool's midfield this season and he has helped fill the void created by Steven Gerrard's long-term injury.
Spearing has played a key role in Liverpool's good form under Dalglish forming an impressive midfield partnership with Lucas
The former FA Youth Cup winning captain was due to enter the final year of his contract at the end of the season, but Liverpool have decided to reward the all-action midfielder with a long-term extension.
The Reds see Spearing as a key part of their future plans and he is set to follow fellow youth product Martin Kelly in pledging his long-term future to the club.
Fantastic
Director of football Damien Comolli told the club's
official website: "He won his place in the team on merit and has showed in the last games that he can raise his game to what we need.
"To be fair to him, it's not only what he has done in the last four or five games that triggered the new contract. We have been talking for quite a while, independently of what he was doing on the field. But that was confirmation that it was the right thing to do.
"His commitment and aggression on the pitch is fantastic and since he has been playing I think he has added some passing quality which we didn't see before. He has started to get forward more and the more he plays the more he improves.
"We think he will be part of the future of the club which is why we rewarded him with a new contract.
"He was part of the team which won two Youth Cups and he was telling me when he signed his contract that he has been here since he was seven.
"It's great for the club to have people like him around and it shows others that if you do well at the Academy then you have a chance of getting new contracts."
