John Carew has revealed his delight at his first season with Aston Villa and admitted he would already be willing to pen a contract extension.Carew is only 13 months into a three-and-a-half-year deal with Villa after signing from Lyon in a swap deal with Milan Baros during last year's January transfer window.

But the Norway international is so happy with life at Villa he would be willing to commit himself beyond the summer of 2010.

Carew is Villa's leading scorer with nine goals during the current campaign and has played a major role in Martin O'Neill's side challenging for a European spot.

He said: "Would I sign for longer? Absolutely, but that is down to the club and whether they are still happy with me. It has been a good season for me.

"I really love being here. The fans have been fantastic. It has been a great move for me. You will have periods when your form goes up and down but generally I think my form has been pretty good."

Carew is keen to play down his own goal contribution and prefers to concentrate on helping Villa push for a UEFA Cup or Champions League spot.

He said: "The best I've got in a season is maybe 15 or 16 goals. I used to do that quite regularly for Valencia but more importantly we have to think about winning the games and getting three points on the board as often as possible.

"The most important thing is the team, and doing a good job for the team, and we are all hoping we can keep things going and qualify for Europe.

"I've played in the Champions League before and those sort of nights are special."

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