Martin Skrtel yesterday reassured Liverpool fans he has no plans to leave Anfield.
Skrtel’s future was brought into question earlier this week following quotes attributed to his former Zenit St Petersburg team-mate Kamil Contofalsky.
The goalkeeper claimed Skrtel was “lonely” in “boring” Liverpool, was unhappy because “the local paparazzi follow him all the time” and wanted a return to Russia.
But the 24-year-old centre-back, currently sidelined with a knee injury, yesterday said: “I am very happy here at Anfield. It was always my dream to play here in England and I’m with one of the biggest clubs in the world.
“I spoke to my friend in Russia and we talked about Zenit. I have great friends there but I never said I am not happy here, and I never said I didn’t like the city.
“I didn’t say the city is boring. That’s just not true and I’d like to repeat I am very happy here.
“This is a special club and a city with a lot of history. I have been made to feel very welcome here at Liverpool. I enjoy life in Liverpool.”
Skrtel is hopeful of a return to action before Christmas as he recovers from the knee injury suffered towards the end of Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Manchester City.
And the Slovakia international added: “The Liverpool fans are one of the best in the world.
“When I’m out in the city they always come up to me to shake my hand and wish me all the best in my recovery.
“I just want to get back as quickly as possible to help the team win trophies and repay the supporters faith in me.”
Meanwhile, on-loan Andriy Voronin has signaled he would like to stay at Hertha Berlin – provided his wage demands can be met.
Striker Voronin was shipped out to Germany until the end of the season after failing to impress at Anfield since arriving on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen 18 months ago.
And of a possible permanent switch to Berlin, he said: “Of course money is very important. I am not a 20-year-old kid anymore, anyway I have a long career ahead of me.
“If Hertha want to keep me, an agreement is possible. The aim remains qualifying for the Uefa Cup, which would be a massive success. But of course everyone wants to play Champions League football.”
Of the Bundesliga, Voronin added: “It is much slower and full of cry-babies compared to The Premier League. In Germany you can hear the whistle, but in England you are already bleeding.”
Skrtel’s future was brought into question earlier this week following quotes attributed to his former Zenit St Petersburg team-mate Kamil Contofalsky.
The goalkeeper claimed Skrtel was “lonely” in “boring” Liverpool, was unhappy because “the local paparazzi follow him all the time” and wanted a return to Russia.
But the 24-year-old centre-back, currently sidelined with a knee injury, yesterday said: “I am very happy here at Anfield. It was always my dream to play here in England and I’m with one of the biggest clubs in the world.
“I spoke to my friend in Russia and we talked about Zenit. I have great friends there but I never said I am not happy here, and I never said I didn’t like the city.
“I didn’t say the city is boring. That’s just not true and I’d like to repeat I am very happy here.
“This is a special club and a city with a lot of history. I have been made to feel very welcome here at Liverpool. I enjoy life in Liverpool.”
Skrtel is hopeful of a return to action before Christmas as he recovers from the knee injury suffered towards the end of Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Manchester City.
And the Slovakia international added: “The Liverpool fans are one of the best in the world.
“When I’m out in the city they always come up to me to shake my hand and wish me all the best in my recovery.
“I just want to get back as quickly as possible to help the team win trophies and repay the supporters faith in me.”
Meanwhile, on-loan Andriy Voronin has signaled he would like to stay at Hertha Berlin – provided his wage demands can be met.
Striker Voronin was shipped out to Germany until the end of the season after failing to impress at Anfield since arriving on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen 18 months ago.
And of a possible permanent switch to Berlin, he said: “Of course money is very important. I am not a 20-year-old kid anymore, anyway I have a long career ahead of me.
“If Hertha want to keep me, an agreement is possible. The aim remains qualifying for the Uefa Cup, which would be a massive success. But of course everyone wants to play Champions League football.”
Of the Bundesliga, Voronin added: “It is much slower and full of cry-babies compared to The Premier League. In Germany you can hear the whistle, but in England you are already bleeding.”
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