Source: Daily_Mail
Birmingham won't hand Lee Bowyer a new contract
[LNB]Birmingham have told midfielder Lee Bowyer he will not be offered a new contract when his current deal expires this summer.[LNB]Bowyer was one of Birmingham's star players in their shock Carling Cup final victory over Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday.[LNB]But the 34-year-old has confirmed he is looking for a new club, although he is clinging to the hope Birmingham may have a change of heart.[LNB] Giving Arsenal the Blues: Lee Bowyer looked to have been fouled by Wojciech Szczesny at Wembley early on[LNB]When asked if he was to be offered a new contract, Bowyer said: 'I think at the moment the club have said "no".[LNB]'That is not going to happen so I'll be looking elsewhere. I wanted to stay anyway, irrespective of what happened at Wembley.[LNB]'They might change their mind and keep me on, you never know. But that is up to the club.[LNB]'It is out of my hands. All I can do is try to put on performances.'[LNB]Delight: Bowyer (right) celebrates with Stephen Carr at Wembley[LNB]Bowyer, who joined Birmingham two years ago from West Ham, believes he is still good enough to play in the Barclays Premier League.[LNB]He said: 'I feel good. I'm 34. Because of your age, people still question whether you can still get box to box, if you can still do what you used to do.[LNB]'But I think I showed against Arsenal that I obviously can.[LNB]'I've scored important goals this season, against Chelsea, Manchester United and in the semi-final against West Ham.[LNB]'I've also got a good track record in Europe as well, I've scored quite a few goals in Europe.[LNB]'I've been doing it my whole career. Nothing has changed, apart from my age. I've just got older and wiser and just tried to calm down.[LNB]'My deal is done here in the summer at Birmingham. I can still do the business so we will see what happens.'[LNB]If Bowyer does leave, he will at least be able to look back on the first medal he has won during his lengthy career.[LNB]He said: 'It was my first final, I've been in a lot of semi-finals. Thankfully I've got a medal now and it is the right one.[LNB]'In the past, when I was at Leeds, everyone put us down to win this, that and the other in terms of trophies and it never happened. I'm just thankful and I've had a taste of it.[LNB]'I remember (former Leeds manager) David O'Leary saying to me, 'It is not how much money you earn, it is the medals you get', and that is the most important thing.[LNB]'I can go home and show my kids I've won a medal and not a lot of people can do that.'[LNB] Why Birmingham made it a Blue day for Wenger's Arsenal at Wembley Russia return for Martins as Cup hero told to forget about permanent move [LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: David O'Leary, Lee Bowyer Places: Leeds, Europe
