Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has revealed his intentions of staying in the Premier League with the Merseyside club, despite being linked with a move away to Spanish giants FC Barcelona.
The 28-year old is about to enter his ninth season at Anfield, where he has gone on to make an impressive 210 appearances since joining from Brondby in 2006 and he has become a fan-favourite and one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League.
Numerous reports have been linking the Danish defender with a move away from England in order to join Barcelona, but whilst talking to a Liverpool magazine, the centre-back announced his intentions of staying on at the club.
“I’ve said it so many times; I like it here and my family like it here. Not only the football but also living here, we fit in here and that’s important for me,” Agger told the Liverpool Echo.
“Take the tour to Asia this summer – that shows how big a club this is. You could say we haven’t been good enough in the last couple of years to achieve what we want to.
“But that’s definitely something I will try to help to change because this club belongs at the top.
“Everywhere we travel it’s the same. The amount of people who were there was unbelievable, especially when you consider how we haven’t performed in the last couple of years. You have to respect that.”
Not only is Agger a fan-favourite, he is now the club’s vice-captain after the role was left un-attended after Jamie Carragher’s retirement and Agger has revealed how proud he is of the honour.
“Not many people have the success to become a professional footballer and not many people get the vice-captaincy so that’s a big thing for me. It’s so difficult to describe,” he said.
“I always have responsibility, no matter if you’re vice-captain or not. You have to always be there, always be at the front and, of course, try to help some of the young players.
“Now I have been here for almost eight years and Stevie has been the captain all the way. He is an amazing captain. He is the one I will look at.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
