Wycombe Wanderers forward has revealed his intention was to ‘always stay’ at the club following his latest contract extension.
The 33-year-old would have been a free agent this summer after signing a two-year deal at the start of the 2021/22 campaign from Stoke City.
His commitment to the Chairboys was confirmed a day after their recent 2-1 away victory at Cambridge United on April 18, with the Welshman being one of six players to pen a new deal with the club.
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Such an important renewal. Vokes graduating into one of the 'Generals' at the club.
— Taylor Toney-Green (@TaylorTG_) April 19, 2023
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The other names to have pledged their future to the Adams Park side for next season are Jason McCarthy, Jack Grimmer, Josh Scowen, Joe Jacobson, and David Wheeler.
Speaking to the Free Press on April 20, Vokes said: “It feels great and I’m delighted to be staying.
“I was obviously coming to the end of my contract this season, so it was nice to get in and speak to the club about everything.
“We’ve finalised it now and I’m excited about the future.
“I’ve enjoyed being here ever since I joined and it was always my intention to stay.
How about that Wycombe fans?!
— Wanderers Terrace Talk (@TerraceTalk4) April 19, 2023
Some tremendous news hitting our socials this morning with Vokesy returning.
Full credit to Blooms for getting this done and sorted, avoiding any nerves in June.
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“I’ve loved my time here so far, I really have.
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“And the future looks great and it’s something I want to be a part of, as this club has captured me enjoying playing football again.
"The gaffer and I have had lots of good conversations and I can really see the way he wants to go.
"These are exciting times."
The new deal comes in what has been a very injury-hit term for the former Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Stoke City man.
He has only scored six times this campaign in 34 games, compared to the 17 in 50 he got in his inaugural season.
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— Craig Anderson (@the__mranderson) April 19, 2023
And speaking to the Free Press, he openly spoke about how ‘frustrating’ the year has been due to his injury issues, lack of form the side’s inconsistency in recent weeks.
But he remains positive that a place in the top six is not out of reach going to into the final three matches.
The club's remaining matches of the season (as it stands) are against Lincoln City, Cheltenham Town, and Portsmouth respectively.
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He continued: “It’s been a really frustrating season for me personally.
“I got a really good pre-season under my belt but I got injured in the last game and it carried on for a few weeks.
“That led me to miss essentially the first two months and it took me a while to get back into things.
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— James Richings (@James_BFP) April 20, 2023
“And to be honest, I thought I was playing some of my best football before getting injured again a few weeks ago.
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“That too was frustrating as it has come at a critical time as we were on a good run.
“But that’s football and I felt really good getting my first start at Cambridge since returning, and hopefully we will have a good run in for the last three games.
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