Mark Noble is pleased with his new deal at West Ham United.
Noble was being linked with a move to Fulham over the summer.
"I don't know if I thought that I might be leaving," he said.
"Sometimes, with contract negotiations, there can be nit-picking stuff that you're not quite happy with because it was a long-term deal.
"If I'd been single and living in a flat on my own, I don't think I would have thought twice about it.
"But I've got two young children and a wife so I needed to make sure it wasn't just about me.
"Thankfully, we came to an agreement because I love living at home - I'm from around here and I love living in London so it was a no-brainer in the end."