Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards signs new contract
Monday 5 December 2016 14:49, UK
Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards has signed a new two-and-a-half year contract, with the club also having the option to extend it by a further year.
The Wales international's current deal was due to expire at the end of the season, but he is now the first player since the arrival of head coach Paul Lambert to secure his long-term future at Molineux.
The 30-year-old - who scored the opening goal in Wolves' 2-1 win at QPR on Thursday - has made 274 appearances for the club since joining from Luton in January 2008.
"I am both proud and excited to have agreed a deal to extend my stay at this great club," Edwards told the club's website.
"When you go into your last year, there is always that little doubt about injuries and what may happen, so it is great to have got something sorted out.
"It is great for a player to have that reassurance that the club want you, and that Wolves wanted me as much as I wanted to stay here.
"It is great that the gaffer wanted to get this deal sorted out and now it is up to me to reward him on the pitch with my performances."
Lambert was also pleased to have tied the experienced midfielder - who has played 38 times for his country - to a new deal.
"I think it was important for us to get Dave's future secured," he said.
"First and foremost he can still do it on the pitch. He is a terrific professional with terrific energy levels and he has got a goal in him as well.
"He also knows the club, and his influence around the place, the character that he is, and his experience, is needed to help what is a fairly young squad of players.
"I think this is great news for the club and also for Dave himself."
