Ryan Giggs wants to sign a new contract at Manchester United and commit his best years to the Treble winners.

Giggs' current five-year deal, which is worth £25,000-a-week, does not expire until 2002. But the in-form winger is ready to sit down with the club in the summer and agree new terms.

Giggs, 26, sees no reason to leave United while they continue to keep winning trophies.

"I have another two years left on my contract after the end of this season, and in the past we have always discussed contracts with a couple of years or about 18 months left to go, so we'll wait and see what happens," he said.

"It could be this summer and it is up to both parties to have a meeting and see.

"But I'm similar to Becks (David Beckham) in that I want to stay.

"I have always maintained that I am a Manchester United fan first and foremost and I have always just wanted to play for United as long as we are contesting for championships and European Cups.

"Ever since I came here and since I made my debut in 1991, we have always been winning things and as long as that continues there would be no point in going anywhere else.

"It's not a case of wanting to go and try something somewhere else because there is no reason to. If you want to win things, you can't get much better than United.

"Ten or 15 years ago you might have probably thought I'll try somewhere else for the money, but it has nothing to do with money now.

"You don't go abroad and earn more nowadays. It's as good here. You never dismiss anything, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm happy here.

"I hope I have another eight or nine years ahead of me, but I won't think of where I'll be at the end of that.

"But I am happy with my form at the moment. People say that players peak when they are 28 and I am approaching that now so I expect to be playing the best football of my life over the next couple of years."

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Giggs is back to his best because he has overcome his hamstring problems.

Giggs has been free of hamstring trouble for six months, thanks to a specially-devised series of exercises, and Ferguson claims this has taken a load off his mind.

He said: "I think he's easier in his mind because he's not got the worry of the hamstring problem and his exercises of the last three or four months have really helped him."

Giggs added: "I feel fine. Since I got back from Brazil I've been really happy with my form.

"I've had no problems injury-wise whereas the last couple of seasons have been disrupted by three or four weeks out here and there and it's hard to get back to full fitness after that.

"There's no continuity. All players want to do is to play Saturday-Wednesday. You might hear us complaining that we play too much, but this is what we love doing."

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