Carragher Close To Signing New Contract At Liverpool

Liverpool stalwart Jamie
Carragher has confirmed that he
is close to signing a new contract
with the club.
The defender had been in talks
with the club over a new deal,
but it had to be put on hold
during the summer. Reds boss
Roy Hodgson had later conceded
that the defender's contract
would become a matter of
priority once the transfer
window came to a close.
And with the window shut now,
the 32-year-old believes that the
two parties have made
significant headway in recent
discussions, as he is in the last
year of his current contract with
the club.
"I have spoken to the managing
director, Christian Purslow, and
we've had a good chat about the
new contract," said Carragher,
according to The Guardian.
"I'm sure it will happen.
"The most important thing was
for the club to get the ins and
outs sorted before the transfer
deadline. That's done now so I'm
sure we will have something
sorted out in the next week or
two."
He added: "I want to push on, I
want to get in the top four and I
want to win a trophy.
"Liverpool supporters haven't
been to Wembley for a very long
time because of the Cardiff
situation a few years ago and I
want to play at Wembley for
Liverpool. I've never done that
and that is one of my aims for
this season. We don't want to be
treading water, I certainly hope
not."
Carragher made a surprise return
to international football following
his previously self-imposed
retirement, but he insists that
playing for the Three Lions
during the European
Championship qualifiers is not on
the cards.
"No. England will be all right," he
said. "I think [Phil] Jagielka is a
great player, [Michael] Dawson
has done great for Tottenham
and [Matthew] Upson is back in
the squad now.
"England knew the situation at
the start. It was a one-off thing
for me going back. They were in
a bit of trouble and so they asked
me. I liked the idea of working
with [Fabio]Capello and to have
another chance of playing in a
World Cup. I honestly thought
England had a chance of winning
it – can you believe that!"