Leicester City striker David Nugent hopes to hold new contract talks before the end of the year.
Nugent is City's leading goalscorer this season and bagged both goals in the 2-1 win at Ipswich on Saturday.
But he is out of contract at the end of the season and said he plans to hold talks with the club about a possible new contract around Christmas.
Nugent is keen to sign a new contract and stay at City, especially after becoming a dad for the first time to daughter Rose.
"We haven't sat down and talked yet, but I hope to soon," said Nugent.
"When Christmas comes, my agent and I will sit down and talk to the gaffer (Nigel Pearson) and Terry (Robinson, director of football) and try to do a deal.
"I really hope we can because I want to stay here. The lads are quality and the coaching staff are quality. I am really enjoying being at the club.
"This is my third year so, hopefully, I can stay for a few more years.
"I am still renting a place but if I sign a new contract then, with the baby now here, we will buy a place .
"Hopefully that can get sorted and I can be a Leicester player for a few years to come.
"I am concentrating on my Leicester career and I love it here so, hopefully, we can sort something out for next year."
Nugent admits he is enjoying playing in City's attack and said the counter-attacking play of Lloyd Dyer and Jamie Vardy in the second half at Ipswich had caused mayhem for the hosts.
City were facing back-to-back defeats for the first time this season, having lost at home to Nottingham Forest just before the international break.
But Nugent said a half-time rocket from manager Pearson had fired up City for their second-half comeback.
"We showed we can bounce back after a defeat and that we had the character to come back after going a goal down," he said.
"The gaffer gave us a good talking to at half-time and it could have been any one of us that came off.
"But we came out well for the second half and we looked really dangerous on the counter-attack, me, Lloydy and Vardy.
"The pace we have caused mayhem in the second half."
