CITY boss Glenn Roeder says Mark Fotheringham's shared ambition to achieve success with the Canaries was the deal-clincher as the skipper signed a new one-year contract.

Roeder told First News he was always confident the highly-motivated midfielder would re-sign for City despite speculation linking him with other clubs including Charlton Athletic.

"It was important to me that Mark re-signed as he has proved to me since regaining full fitness that he's an excellent player who has turned out just as importantly to be a superb captain," said Roeder.

"We have a very good manager to captain relationship and I completely trust him on the pitch to help make sure the boys are fully motivated. He leads by example and I can't stress how important it is to us that he has signed for next year.

"He got injured two days before the Ipswich game and I think everyone could see that we badly missed his inspirational qualities on the day.

"I never doubted he would sign again for us. I'm not surprised that there's been speculation about other clubs but once I'd talked to him about my plans he was always keen to sign as he, like me, is ambitious.

"He will continue to be our captain and our driving force and he will be looking to lead us to a top six finish."