Crouch hints at summer move
07 Apr 2008 - 09:10:21
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- Crouch hints at summer move
England international Peter Crouch has admitted that he may have to leave Liverpool in the summer after growing frustrated at his lack of first-team opportunities this term.
The 27-year-old, who scored in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Arsenal, has made only seven Premier League starts for Rafa Benitez's side this season and is being linked with a move away from Anfield, with Portsmouth a possible destination.
"I'd love to stay. It's a fantastic club and I love everything about it, but I've got to be realistic," said Crouch. "If I want to have any aspirations of playing for England, or furthering my career, then I have to be playing - and that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment.
"I'll have to look at it - but that's certainly something I won't be doing now, I'll be doing it at the end of the season. At the moment I'm concentrating on winning something for Liverpool and playing some part in the end of the season.
"We've got a Champions League run-in now and it's exciting for us, and all my efforts are focused on that. But it's pretty clear I probably won't start on Tuesday (against Arsenal in the Champions League).
"Obviously if the manager plays one up front, he's more than likely to go with Fernando (Torres) - and rightly so, he's been fantastic this season.
"Before when he was rotating at least I was getting a game here and there. But the manager's obviously stuck with a formation now that seems to be working, and credit to the players that have been playing in that system.
"We've certainly been playing well and I think we've got a great chance of going through to the semi-finals now in Europe. But for me, I'll just have to obviously keep working hard and try and change his mind."