“I want to be a key part of the team”

Jamie O’Hara has admitted that his future could lie away from White Hart Lane if he fails to hold down a first team place.

O’Hara, a boyhood Spurs fan has been heavily linked with a possible switch to West Ham.

“I’m 24 now, I’ve had a season in the Premiership and I’ve had a couple of seasons coming off the bench at Tottenham and now I want to settle down somewhere,” O’Hara told Hawksbee and Jacobs on TALKsport.

“I want to be a key part of the team. I’ve always wanted to do that at Tottenham but if it doesn’t work out then I’ll have to look elsewhere.

“I’m not even training yet and I’m being linked to other clubs. It’s obviously flattering to have that interest from other clubs but to be honest all I’m thinking about at the moment is getting back fit and whatever happens in January is going to be a bonus.”

He added: “I want to go to a club where I can put some roots down and hopefully become a fan favourite and stay at a club for a few years. I don’t want to be coming into clubs playing for three months, coming back.

“If I do go and things don’t work out here at Tottenham then I’m going to be looking for somewhere where I’m going to stay for four or five years. That’s something I want to do now, I don’t want to be moving around all the time.

“I’ve never wanted to leave Tottenham but there comes a point in your career if you’re not playing games you’ve got to look at yourself and think well this is my career. I want to be playing football, I’m not one of these people that want to sit in the bench and play one in four.”

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