Fonte says this is where he feels at home. Impressed by the appointment and wanted to stay due to Koeman and his own relationship with the supporters. Very happy here and believes things will only get better.
Good news indeed - Jose clearly wants to make the Saints legend hall of fame. Reckon he might just do it too
Very good news. Let's remember that Fonte is no mug. He could see when we were in League 1 that we'd quickly ascend yo the Prem and clearly understands we are still a strong outfit.
Jose handled that well. He is a captain that the manager can trust to speak in public...no rants on twitter from him. He remained his own man though and wished the deserting rats well, because they are his friends after all. Shows a maturity that few of us fans possess
Passed Jose's car on my way to work this morning at around 8:30, guess he was in nice and early to get this sorted
José Fonte's pre-Bayer Leverkusen press conference: - First of all, yes I am very excited to be signing this new contract - Another three years - This is where I feel at home - I have been very successful in this club for the last five years - It was an easy decision - What made me sign? - Firstly, we signed a very good manager - Second, the fans - they show love to me and I have a very good relationship with them - Third, I believe we have quality in the team and with a few additions we can do the same or even better - I can promise that everyone in our squad will be working 110% to be better - It's very simple, Schneiderlin is one of the best midfielders in the league - As a team-mate, I always want him in front of me - He has more interceptions than anyone else - He has more tackles than anyone else - He runs miles - He is a great player - As the manager has said, it's a difficult situation - As team-mates, we want him in the team - We will do everything to make him feel happy and him to want to be here - We want him to achieve great things with us - Dejan was great - We had a lot of clean sheets and a great understanding - He makes his own decisions - I cannot criticise - He made his decision - I look forward to the new chapter - Now, I have been playing with Maya and Jos - I know them both well - I have full confidence in both of them - When you see your best mates go, after five years of successes together, it's hard to see them go - But in a way you are happy for them, they go to play in the Champions League, some of them - They've signed for very good clubs - But we have to keep moving forward - We are still a great club - As I said, I believe we have enough quality to have another great season - We need to look forward - We wish them well, apart from when we play them - We will keep doing everything to keep moving Southampton forward
