Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is keen to remain at West Brom to help him further develop his abilities as a top-flight footballer.
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The Belgium international struggled to break into the Blues first team after signing from Anderlecht in 2011.
He was subsequently sent out on loan to the Hawthorns and has impressed for the Baggies, scoring six goals in 17 appearances this season.
And after heading home the winner in the 2-1 home victory over Norwich on the weekend, Lukaku revealed he is happy at Albion.
"I want to stay here," he said. "I've had so many questions in the last few weeks asking 'are you staying?'
"I have a lot of contact with Chelsea, but they are asking questions about my development and I tell them I'm very happy to be here.
"I have not spoken to the manager (Rafael Benitez) but I know what is going on. For me, it is one year loan and then hopefully it may be one year again next season.
"I need to play as much as I can in the next two years. For me, it is very important to play week in and week out because, at 19, you want to develop and I hope to be one of the great players in the Premier League.
"That is my ambition but I have to be patient as well. I can learn a lot here, I can improve here. Chelsea know this season that I'm improving, and when I go back there, I want to be a much better player than when I arrived there.
"My main ambition is to start in the first 11 in every game at Chelsea. Chelsea know I'm a player that is hungry to play football and they will benefit from that in the future."
Lukaku is loving life under Baggies boss Steve Clarke and has praised the former Chelsea assistant for his man management.
He added: "I have a manager who wanted me from the beginning of the season and I have a great rapport with him.
"He's not scared to put me on the bench even if I played well the game before.
"It's really good to have a manager that is challenging me mentally and I like that because great players can always respond to that and hopefully I can be a great player in the future."
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