Marcus Hahnemann is hoping to earn a new contract at Wolves and stay with the club into his 40's.
American keeper eager to be at Molineux for another two years
Marcus Hahnemann is hoping to earn a new contract at Wolves and stay with the club into his 40's.
The American goalkeeper is out of contract at the end of the season and despite now being 38, he is enjoying one of the best spells of his career.
The former Reading keeper, who was signed by Mick McCarthy in the summer of 2009, has established himself as first choice at Molineux after replacing Wayne Hennessey last November.
Hahnemann has the option of returning to play in his homeland but admits he would prefer to sign a new deal with Wolves and is happy to stay for at least another two years.
"I want to stay at Wolves," he said. "Myself and my family really like it here, the set-up is great, the guys are great, the staff are great.
Top notch
"Everything has been top notch since I've been here. There is no reason why I want to leave or anything.
"I'm just kind of waiting to see what happens. I can't stay if they don't want me to stay so we will just wait and see if they are going to offer me something.
"There are a couple of MLS teams and it might be an opportunity for me to go back. But if I have the choice I would like to carry on at Wolves for two more years if I was given the opportunity."
Hahnemann added: "I think I've been playing as well as I ever have been and I'm as fit as I've ever been. I feel fit and good enough to carry on at this level for another couple of years.
"It's been one of the best 12 months of my career. I've had good spells before but everything has been pretty remarkable since coming in here and getting the chance to play and play again."
Hahnemann has been an ever-present in the Premier League since replacing Hennessey and is set to remain in goal for Saturday's home game against Bolton.
Wolves have just faced each of the top four in succession but emerged with much credit having beaten Manchester City while putting in decent displays despite against Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal.
McCarthy's men now aim to maintain that level of performance as they prepare to face some of the sides they expect to be battling it out with for top-flight survival.
"We lost three of the games against the top four but we played well and also won one of them against Manchester City," Hahnemann said.
Bonus
"If we had drawn with three of them, everyone would have said 'top teams, three draws, you guys are doing well'. We got the same points as that with the one win and we were in every one of those games. We played super well. You do think one result from those games is a success.
"Those games with the top sides will really have no bearing on where we finish in the league," he added. "They are almost like bonus points.
"It's how we do against the teams that are going to be around us like Bolton on Saturday. So now the pressure is going to start.
"Now these are the games where we have to pick up points and, from the way we have played the last few games, people are going to be expecting us to do that again.
"It is going to be quite interesting to see if we can continue right where we left off these last four games when playing so well, and take that on to another home game."
