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Midfielder eyes Cats stay
Sunderland, 15:13, April 14, 2010 ,
Steed Malbranque has pledged his future to Sunderland and says he has no intention of leaving in the summer.
It looked at one stage as though the midfielder was heading for the exit door after being axed by boss Steve Bruce earlier in the season following a breach of club discipline.
However the 30-year-old has since fought his way back into the first team and says he will be staying at the Stadium of Light next season as he feels settled at the club.
"My future is with Sunderland, I have no questions about that," he revealed. "It's good to be in the first team, but every day and every game is different. You never know your future.
"But I'm happy. It's nice that I have a lot of fans behind me at Sunderland.
"I'm happy here, happy where I live with my family. My daughters go to school and it's all good up here. It's a little bit windy, but it's okay, I can handle it."