Iago Aspas has hinted that he could be staying at Liverpool next season. The Spanish striker joined the Reds from Celta Vigo last summer for £7.7m.
He has seen his chances limited to just five starts this season(four when Suarez was banned), due to the amazing form of both Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez. Aspas last month claimed he was seeking a permanent exit from Anfield.
However, the striker has now made a big U-Turn and insists he will not throw in the towel on his Liverpool career just yet. He said:
“I have not thought about my future yet. I still have three more years under contract at the club. I took a big jump when I decided to move from Celta to Liverpool and I’m not going to jump off a bridge wanting to leave the club just one year after. But it’s hard to go from playing all the time at Celta to playing so little here.
“I am happy because of the team but a player is selfish and wants to play more. This is obvious. Confidence for a player is everything and it’s not the same when you play the whole game than when you just have five minutes in the second half.”
Despite hinting his immediate future is at Liverpool, Aspas believes a return to Celta will happen one day. He said:
“I have not spoken to Celta and the club have not spoken to me either. And I don’t know what Liverpool will think about it. I have always said that I hope to return to Celta. I don’t know if this year, in two or in five but I am sure I will return some day.”
By Charlie Gregory
@CharlieGLFC
