Diouf pledges Trotters stay
27 Aug 2007 - 12:14:33
Bolton Wanderers forward El-Hadji Diouf has revealed that he hopes to stay with the club, despite rumours of an imminent exit from the Reebok Stadium.
The 26-year-old Senegal international had been linked with West Ham United, but gave a virtuoso display in the 3-0 win over Reading at the weekend.
"I have two more years on my contract and I don't want to leave this club because I respect it," Diouf told The Sun.
"When I was at Liverpool, everybody thought English football was not for me. But here, people respect me and I have shown my quality. I want to give back to the club, not leave.
"I've read I want to go, but what I've actually said is that if a big club comes in and the club are happy and I am happy, I move.
"But if this club is not happy and I'm not happy about the move, then I want to stay.
"I have everything here with the fans. I am playing good football and everybody loves me."
Meanwhile, Bolton have been linked with a move for Sparta Rotterdam's Tunisian midfielder Rachid Bouaouzan.
