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Brighton striker Glenn Murray rewarded with a one-year contract extension

  /  autty

Brighton striker Glenn Murray has agreed a one-year contract extension to keep him with the club until the summer of 2020.

The 35-year-old has scored six times in the Premier League this season and reached 100 Albion goals last month when he struck against Wolves.

It is Murray's second spell at Albion and he netted 12 times last season, making him the fourth highest-scoring Englishman in the league behind Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy and Raheem Sterling.

'We are delighted to have extended Glenn's contract. He has proved a vital member of the team and his goals have been crucial to us,' Seagulls boss Chris Hughton said.

'Glenn has scored consistently for us, first in helping us win promotion, and now in the Premier League as we seek to establish ourselves at the top level.

'He's proved himself at the very top late in his career, and his professionalism and approach on and off the pitch is a big factor in why he's still doing it now.

'After recently reaching the 100-goal mark for the club, I know Glenn will be hungry to add more goals to that tally, and I am pleased he's extended his time with the club.'

Murray recently admitted that retirement was on his mind due to his age, but that does not mean he has any plans to give up the game soon.

'I've always been addicted to scoring goals,' he told The I Paper.

'It's one of my favourite things to do in the world. I suppose you do take that extra second to enjoy the moment now.

'Retirement crosses my mind all the time. At the minute it's about focussing on what I'm doing. It's taken everything out of me and it's what I enjoy doing and I want to do it as long as possible.

'I feel if I take my eye off and start looking at other avenues and planning retirement it might be detrimental to my form now.

'I want to keep scoring. It's what I'll continue to do until I can't lace up my boots any more.'