MELBOURNE has tacked another year onto Jack Trengove's contract, meaning the injured midfielder will now remain with the Demons until the end of 2016.

Trengove, 23, was initially out of contract at the end of this season. But after having a second bout of surgery on his foot, in October last year, the Demons decided to extend his tenure at the club.

"It really gives me a good opportunity to get the foot right and start playing by the start of next season, build some good form and go from there," Trengove told AFL.com.au in Alice Springs, where Melbourne plays Port Adelaide on Saturday.

"If I was out of contract at the end of this year it puts a bit more pressure on in terms of trying to get back earlier than later, and that's not something you can afford to do with this sort of injury."

Trengove, the No.2 pick from the 2009 draft, is now two months away from getting back into running, and the Demons are pleased with his progress from the serious foot injury that has put his career on hold.

Melbourne football manager Josh Mahoney told AFL.com.au the club had plenty of faith in its former captain's ability.

"We were wanting to take away all time pressure on Jack in his recovery and by extending his contract for one year, he can comfortably know that he will be at Melbourne in 2016," Mahoney said.

"We have all been amazed by the resilience that Jack has shown over the years and hope to see him running out on the MCG again."

The Demons ruled Trengove out for the rest of the season in April last year after he underwent an operation to repair a break in the navicular bone of his left foot.

When Richmond expressed an interest in Trengove's services in last year's trade period, he was sent to have a medical.

It was during that medical check that the Demons discovered Trengove had re-aggravated the same foot injury that had dogged him for much of 2014, putting a potential deal with the Tigers on the backburner.

Trengove has not played since round two last year, meaning he would not have played for nearly two years if, as expected, he gets back on the park in the opening round of 2016.

Trengove understands 2016 is going to be a big year for him as he tries to resurrect his stalled career.

"I'm not shying away from the fact that there's not as much patience shown with players these days because of the amount of good young kids coming through," Trengove said.

"Players get moved on really quickly, so you have to make an impact and hopefully I can do that."