GLENN WHELAN WANTS to stay at Stoke City after dismissing speculation linking him with a move away from the Britannia Stadium.
The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international is entering the final months of his current deal at Stoke, but wants to sit down with the club’s hierarchy and thrash out a new contract beyond the end of the season.
Whelan has made close to 250 appearances since joining from Sheffield Wednesday in January 2008, helping Stoke clinch promotion and then become an established Premier League side.
Both manager Mark Hughes and the midfielder want to resolve Whelan’s future, although no formal talks have yet to take place.
“I would definitely like to stay,” Whelan told the Stoke Sentinel.
“I have always enjoyed coming in for training and pulling on the red and white jersey. That’s no different now.
“I haven’t actually sat down with the manager or anyone on the board, so where the stories have come from of late I’m not sure. They haven’t come from me.
“If we can get something sorted out, it’s not me wanting to leave. For as long as I still have a chance of playing I’ll be doing all I can to spend the rest of my career here.”
It really is people from outside the club who are concerned about his dry spell. 17 goals 7 assists & well in the hunt for the golden boot again
@samstheman: his finishing and awareness of players around him recently has been shocking, pressure?
Even when Salah hits a dry patch the opposition are fixated on him!
Liverpool are Top of the Premiership, and in the quarter finals of the Champion’s League!
Slow news day?
@Battaz: tbf its not news but for salah to come out of his dry spell( if ya can call it that) would be a massive boost for lfc. While their in a great posistion city still there and augero scoring. Messi/ronaldo scoring for europes big teams.
Salah is selfish. Always angry and moody when he doesn’t score yet the team are winning.
@Fred McHugh: all top strikers/goal scorers have that trait. Its a positive in a goal scorer. Top top player
@Fred McHugh: talking ouv your hoop
@Fred McHugh: thats what top strikers are …. Not ever happy with what they have . MON DA POOL
@Fred McHugh: can only agree with you Frederick. That accidental assist for Mane with the outside of his right foot v Munich was absolute and utter greed. Sell him to West Ham and be off with him
@Conor Pocock: left foot…. doh :)