Jamie O'Hara feels he has come of age at Portsmouth this season and he has no intentions of returning to Tottenham just to warm the bench again.
The 23-year-old collected a clean sweep of the club's player of the season awards, and admits the taste of regular first-team football has made him hungry for more.
"Once I go back to Spurs, I will be sitting down with the manager and seeing what he wants to do with me next year, whether he wants to offload me to somewhere else or if he wants to keep me," said O'Hara, who will need around two months rest to help heal his back injury before returning to action at the start of next season.
"I have tasted first team football now and have played a lot of games. I would not want to go back to sitting on the bench and playing one match in six.
"There are already five or six great central midfield players at Spurs, and the manager may bring some more in during the summer.
"Spurs have done fantastic this year, so it is going to be difficult for me to get in the team.
"I will just have to sit down with the manager and see what he wants to do."
O'Hara maintained: "Being at Portsmouth has matured me as a player, being consistent every game is something I have learned more this year.
"You can't just come in and have one game in six if you want to play in the Premier League week in and week out, you have to put in performances in every game if you want to play at the top level.
"I have come to Portsmouth and had a great season personally, so hopefully now this can be a stepping stone to go on to better things."
Source: PA
