"A lot of the lads went to see the manager at the end of the season. I was no different," said the England striker.
"There had been speculation and I was tentative about going in to see him. I did not want to leave, but if he said I had to then I would.
"But he was sort of taken aback that I was even asking really and said 'Of course you're in my plans'.
"That was good to hear because it meant it wasn't even an issue for him.
"I thought I did well at the end of my first year, and it was then a case of, can he prove it over the course of a whole season?
"Hopefully, I did that last year and now I'd like to kick on to another level."