Valencia defender Aly Cissokho has admitted that he wants to stay on at Liverpool after his loan-move expires.
The left-back is on a season-long loan at Anfield and has said that he is enjoying his life in England and is keen to make his loan-move a permanent one next Summer.
In an interview with the club’s official website, Cissokho revealed how proud he is to play for such a prestigious club and admitted that he would love to remain at Anfield for the foreseeable future.
“It’s a great source of pride for me every day to be able to play with players like this and to represent a big club like Liverpool,” Cissokho told Liverpool’s official website.
“It’s a source of pride for all the coaches I had as a youth player. Of course, I am very happy to be here and I hope to stay here.
“It’s a great city. We have a great training complex here, and we all have a lot placed at our disposal to get the best from each player, and that’s a good thing for me.”
The left-back has competition to get into the first-team with Jose Enrique pushing for the spot as well, but he is adamant that he can adapt to the physical nature of English football.
He added: “To start with, when you want to play in a team like Liverpool, you have to expect that there’s going to be high level of competition for each place, whether in central defence, midfield or in attack.
“Everyone in the team is disappointed not to be competing in European competition, and every player wants to give his best to ensure that the club is up there in the qualifying positions at the end of the season.
“The season is long, and there are a lot of matches to come. The coach makes, and will continue to make, his decisions, and it’s important to respect them so that the team can be in the best shape each Saturday.
“I’d say the English championship resembles the leagues I’ve known to date – very physical, high tempo, as in France, and like in Spain and Portugal, a lot of intensity, as with here, combined with technical football.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
