Jamie Glackin has committed his future to Coleraine and the "best manager in the league" after signing a three-year contract extension with the Showgrounds outfit.
Glackin had been on the radar of a number of clubs including Glentoran and Larne.
But now the midfielder has put pen-to-paper to a new deal which will keep him with the Bannsiders until June 2025.
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Glackin admits it was a "no brainer" staying on the Ballycastle Road, and hailed manager Oran Kearney as the top boss in the Premiership.
"The one thing I was certain about, was how happy I am at the club, playing every week for the best manager in the league, so it was a no brainer for me," Glackin said.
"‘I tried the full-time thing at Crusaders and it didn’t work out and as soon as I came to Coleraine, they gave me my chance and I wanted to be loyal."
Glackin joined Coleraine from Crusaders in January 2019 and has gone on to make 139 appearances for the club and scored 19 goals.
He signed a two-year contract extension in 2020 and has gone on to be one of Oran Kearney's standout performers over the past two seasons.
Kearney admitted he was happy to end "the rumours" surrounding Glackin's future and says contract talks were "straight forward".
The Coleraine boss added: "We know that the rumours have been going around but to be fair Colin and I sat down with Jamie and had a really good, straight forward conversation.
"I got the feeling towards the end of the season that Jaime was happy here and our conversation reflected that. He loves the club, he’s mad keen to stay and feels appreciated by everyone at the club.
"There is a stereotype of a creative midfielder that they don’t want to do the hard yards but to be fair Jaime he’s right up there as one of our hardest workers, that’s what draws fans towards him, you know that every-time he goes out there, you’ll get a shift out of him."
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