Celtic boss Neil Lennon is set to offer Georgios Samaras a new contract.
The Greece striker has blown hot and cold since signing from Manchester City in 2008 in a reported £1.5million deal and it was thought that he might be on his way at the end of the season with Spanish club Hercules and Italian side Palermo both keen to buy him.
However, Lennon has been impressed by Samaras's attitude since he returned from the World Cup and told the Evening Times: "He has played well since he came back after the summer, to the extent we are probably going to talk about a new contract soon because we feel he has a lot to offer."
"Sami came to see us and said he didn't want to go anywhere, that he wanted to stay."
Samaras might have helped himself to a couple of goals against Hearts at the weekend but Lennon was relaxed about the missed chances.
"He was not under pressure to score," the Irishman said.
"We know what he can do.
"He'd been away for two weeks playing with Greece, and, with (Daryl) Murphy being fresh and having done well at Motherwell in our last game before the break, we just felt we would start with him again.
"Sami is a very good sub to bring on. After the game, I had a word with him and told him just to keep going because the goals will come for him."
Lennon is still waiting to hear if former Bolton and Watford defender Danny Shittu will come to Glasgow this week to prove his match fitness and discuss a contract.
Source: PA
