New Wolves signing Jamie O’Hara ‘sad’ at leaving Tottenham but feels he has joined a club on the up

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Wolves midfielder Jamie O’Hara is confident he can help his side kick on and achieve a comfortable mid-table finish next season after finalising his £5 million move from Tottenham.

O’Hara helped Wolves maintain their Premier League status in dramatic fashion last month and  though he admitted it was hard to leave Spurs, he is now focused on ensuring that his new club improves and avoids a relegation scrap next year.

“I don’t think we’ll have an end to next season like this season,” he told reporters.

“It’s going to be our third season in the Premier League and hopefully we can push on and be a force to be reckoned with.

“I want to achieve things at the club. I wouldn’t have signed here if I didn’t think this club was going to be pushing forward.

“I think it is a club on the up. I think with the squad and manager we’ve got, this coming season we’ve got to be looking at mid-table and then pushing on from there.”

The midfielder penned a five-year-contract and although he admits he was sad to walk away from White Hart Lane, he believes he made the right choice.

The 24-year-old added: “It’s going to be sad leaving Tottenham. I had a great career there and the fans were always different class with me.

“I’ll always support Spurs but it’s one of those things. I had to move on.”

O’Hara also thanked manager Mick McCarthy for the backing he has received since moving to the club.

“The chairman and the manager at Wolves put a lot of faith in me after I had been out for a long time with a back problem,” he said.

“I didn’t even ask for a five-year deal. They offered me it. It is fantastic. It shows they wanted me and wanted me to be here for the long haul.”