Fabio Rochemback insists he's happy at Middlesbrough.

"It's important for me to be playing regularly and I think I've kept the level of my performances high," the 26-year-old told the club's website.

"The more I play the better I think that I will get, together with the rest of the team.

"The first year was difficult for me but now I'm settled into the area and the style of the league and there are no problems.

"My aim is to stay in the team and have a good season. Every game is a new game and it's my challenge to help take the team as far as it can go."