Eric Dier has signed a new contract at Tottenham that will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2020.
The 21-year-old joined Spurs from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of £4m last summer and initially agreed a five-year deal with the north London club.
However, his impressive performances in his debut Premier League season has led to a lengthy extension to suggest he features heavily in Mauricio Pochettino's future plans.
Dier made 28 top-flight appearances last season and featured in a variety of positions, including centre back and right back.
He has proved his versatility even further this season after being deployed in a central midfield role by Pochettino in Spurs' opening four fixtures.
Although the England Under-21 international initially struggled to adapt, he has performed well in recent fixtures and could now provide competition for Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason throughout the season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">CONTRACT: We're delighted to announce that <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ericdier" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943991-https://twitter.com/ericdier" data-vars-event-id="c23">@ericdier</a> has signed a new contract with the club until 2020. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/bnhqdpkQ7F" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943991-http://t.co/bnhqdpkQ7F" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/bnhqdpkQ7F</a> — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/641646952631943168" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943991-https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/641646952631943168" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 9, 2015</a>
Dier scored two goals in the Premier League during his debut season at he club, including a memorable strike on his debut that helped to secure an opening day victory over London rivals West Ham at Upton Park.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Signed from Sporting in July 2014, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ericdier" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943991-https://twitter.com/ericdier" data-vars-event-id="c23">@ericdier</a> enjoyed an impressive first season with us including a memorable debut. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/vWE1v14lPC" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943991-http://t.co/vWE1v14lPC" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/vWE1v14lPC</a> — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/641647341724938240" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943991-https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/641647341724938240" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 9, 2015</a>
