Daniel Agger today told of his relief that the doubts surrounding his future at Anfield are set to come to an end.
The Danish defender has not yet put pen to paper on a new contract but, as revealed in Friday’s ECHO, he has agreed terms on a four year deal which if fulfilled will see him remain with Liverpool until at least 2014.
Agger celebrated the impending signing of his new contract with a characteristically composed performance at the heart of Liverpool’s defence in yesterday’s 3-0 romp against Newcastle and afterwards he revealed his delight that his future is about to be resolved.
And the 24-year-old cites the faith that Rafa Benitez has placed in him as one of the main reasons why he is extending his stay.
“We are close now and of course I would be happy to stay at Liverpool because it is what I’ve been working for for the last few years,” he said.
“I haven’t signed yet but we have agreed some things and we are close.
“Everybody has been in this kind of situation and you know how hard it can be.
“So that has been frustrating but I have kept on working and we are close now.
“It’s important as a player to have the faith of your manager because if you don’t have that then you’re probably not at the right club.”
Like his team-mates, Agger’s main focus continues to be the pursuit of Manchester United.
Liverpool’s win over Newcastle took them back to within three points of the reigning champions and though disappointed the Reds did not score more Agger was pleased with the win and the clean sheet. He added: “We knew before the game that we needed to take three points and that is exactly what we did.
“I think our performances have been good of late and we know that all we can do now is win our own games, we can’t do any more than that.
“We were a bit unlucky not to score more than we did and I think we could have done with getting more because you never know how the season will end and goal difference could still be important.
“The other positive was that we kept a clean sheet because we have conceded too many goals by our own standards in the last few games.”
The Danish defender has not yet put pen to paper on a new contract but, as revealed in Friday’s ECHO, he has agreed terms on a four year deal which if fulfilled will see him remain with Liverpool until at least 2014.
Agger celebrated the impending signing of his new contract with a characteristically composed performance at the heart of Liverpool’s defence in yesterday’s 3-0 romp against Newcastle and afterwards he revealed his delight that his future is about to be resolved.
And the 24-year-old cites the faith that Rafa Benitez has placed in him as one of the main reasons why he is extending his stay.
“We are close now and of course I would be happy to stay at Liverpool because it is what I’ve been working for for the last few years,” he said.
“I haven’t signed yet but we have agreed some things and we are close.
“Everybody has been in this kind of situation and you know how hard it can be.
“So that has been frustrating but I have kept on working and we are close now.
“It’s important as a player to have the faith of your manager because if you don’t have that then you’re probably not at the right club.”
Like his team-mates, Agger’s main focus continues to be the pursuit of Manchester United.
Liverpool’s win over Newcastle took them back to within three points of the reigning champions and though disappointed the Reds did not score more Agger was pleased with the win and the clean sheet. He added: “We knew before the game that we needed to take three points and that is exactly what we did.
“I think our performances have been good of late and we know that all we can do now is win our own games, we can’t do any more than that.
“We were a bit unlucky not to score more than we did and I think we could have done with getting more because you never know how the season will end and goal difference could still be important.
“The other positive was that we kept a clean sheet because we have conceded too many goals by our own standards in the last few games.”
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