Davenport wants to stay

13 February 2009 12:07
Calum Davenport is hoping that his loan deal to Sunderland will be made permanent in the summer.[LNB] The West Ham defender has not settled at a club since his transfer from Coventry to Tottenham in 2004, being loaned out on three occasions during his time at White Hart Lane.[LNB]He then signed for the Hammers in January of 2007 but has since been sent on loan on two further occasions. [LNB]The 26-year-old wants the latest deal to bring him some much-needed security. [LNB]"I want a bit of stability in my career," Davenport told The Northern Echo.[LNB]Settle"I'm 26 and I've got a young family to consider as well, so I want to settle. [LNB]"I haven't just come up here for six months away from West Ham with a view to going back - I'm hopefully coming here to get in the team, perform well and convince the manager and fans that I can add something to the squad. [LNB]"Then hopefully something might happen in the summer." [LNB]Davenport's switch to the Stadium of Light was completed only hours before the closure of the January transfer window. [LNB]The defender has been the subject of transfer gossip many times before and is growing tired of the disturbances that accompany the deals. [LNB]"In an ideal world, I'll be staying up here so my name won't appear in the transfer gossip columns," he added.[LNB]Nightmare"Every window it seems that my phone has been going off non-stop, so this window I just kept it off and said to my agent: 'Talk to me when something happens and clubs agree something. Until that point I don't want to know'. [LNB]"For me, that time of year is always a nightmare."[LNB]The centre-back managed to force his way into the West Ham first team under Alan Curbishley, but has not been a part of present manager Gianfranco Zola's plans.[LNB]Now he feels he is being loaned out to ease the financial strain on the club.[LNB]He said: "The club are maybe in dire straits financially and they need to trim the squad down.[LNB]"Maybe that sealed my fate a bit - I think they wanted to get me out to ease a few of their problems."[LNB]

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