The 30-year-old Frenchman has rediscovered his form at the Stadium of Light in recent months after an inconsistent run which at one point saw him lose his place following a breach of club discipline. However, he is now firmly back in favour having excelled in a left-sided position rather than his more accustomed role on the right, and intent on seeing out the remaining two years of his contract. Malbranque said in the Journal: "My future is with Sunderland, I have no questions about that. It's good to be in the first-team, but every day and every game is different. You never know your future. "But I'm happy. It's nice that I have a lot of fans behind me at Sunderland. "I'm happy here, happy where I live with my family. My daughters go to school and it's all good up here. It's a little bit windy, but it's okay, I can handle it."
