Fulham: Tom Cairney sets 'amazing' target after signing new one-year contract | OneFootball

Fulham leader has lofty ambitions as he enters his 11th season with the club

Fulham captain Tom Cairney says getting to a cup final would be amazing after the 34-year-old penned a one-year contract extension.

Cairney put an end to speculation around his future this week by committing to his 11th season as a Fulham player.

“I just wanna get to a Cup final, that would be amazing," Cairney said after signing on until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Cairney's crowning moment as a Fulham player came at Wembley when he netted the winning goal in the 2018 play-off final against Aston Villa to send them to the Premier League.

There have since been several near misses, namely reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals in 2024 and last season losing to eventual winners Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-finals, and Cairney says he’s determined to get Fulham back to Wembley.

“To get the fans to Wembley one more time would be an incredible feeling.”

Wembley winner: Tom Cairney

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Cairney, who's made 354 appearances for the west London club, passed a decade at Fulham over the summer. A milestone, the veteran midfielder says he's incredibly proud to have made.

“I’m delighted. It feels brilliant. It feels right. It’s always been home.

“It doesn’t happen a lot these days. Players come & go quite quickly. I feel like I’ve seen so many players in my time at Fulham. To stay at a club this long, now my 11th season - it’s crazy. Something I’m very proud of, especially at this level.”

It's been a quiet transfer window for Fulham so far, with the club happy to do their business later into the summer.

But in tying down Cairney and right-back Kenny Tete to new contracts, they've secured the futures of two of the club's longest-serving and most reliable players.