Football Update: EPL Breaking News- Jamie Carragher signing new deal with Liverpool, Hodgson confirms
The Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has announced that the he will soon be signing a new deal with Liverpool this season.
He stated that he was in good form and therefore he was confident his future was with the Reds.
While talking to media, the 32 year old central defender for Scouse said that the talks for an extension of his contract had already started and the news about it would be announced soon.
Rumours had earlier erupted that Carragher might be interested in a change of club and they were immediately followed by speculation that the Liverpool legend might retire.
The Liverpool manager, Roy Hosgon stated that he had made it one of his top priorities to renew Carragher’s contract and good news on it will be heard.
The English defender will celebrate his testimonial this weekend in a match against rivals Everton. Carragher just recently announced that he is in talks with the Liverpool board and can assure his fans that he will remain loyal to Anfield.
Carragher has been playing for Liverpool all his life. He has had 636 appearances in all fixtures for them and has played 38 matches for England.
In his latest press release, the star player stated, “I have spoken to the managing director, Christian Purslow, and we've had a good chat about the new contract. I'm sure it will happen.”
He added, “The most important thing was for the club to get the ins and outs sorted before the transfer deadline. That's done now so I'm sure we will have something sorted out in the next week or two.”
It is predicted that the signing will take place as Liverpool will not want to lose a player from their staring line up. Roy Hodgson has been trying to contain players from the old team all summer and he has managed a pretty good job on it in the end.
The exception in the case can be Javier Mascherano, who made a transfer to the Spanish giants Barcelona. However, the English manager has found replacement for the defensive midfielder and right now, his options are Christian Purslow, Raul Meirles and Lucas.
Hodgson has also signed in some new good players and the list includes Joe Cole, Milan Jovanovic and Danny Wilson.
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