Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul is happy with his new deal signed yesterday.

Krul has spent much of the last six months or so being linked with some of the Premier League's biggest clubs, but insists he had no qualms about extending his stay on Tyneside.

He said: "To be honest, I never really read the papers, but me committing my future here, I owe the club and I owe the manager a lot because he gave me the chance to play in the Premier League.

"To play for this club has always been my dream and I am going to do this for the next years to come. It's onwards and upwards, really."