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James Milner wants new Liverpool contract agreed imminently as Reds ace plots more success
Liverpool star James Milner is desperate to sign a new contract at Anfield “sooner rather than later”, as the former Manchester City midfielder aims for more trophies under Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool midfielder James Milner is currently in talks with Anfield chiefs over a new contract, and is aiming to put pen to paper as soon as possible.
He’s desperate to continue playing under Jurgen Klopp, and is plotting more trophies with his Liverpool team-mates over the coming years.
It’s an exciting time to be at Liverpool, and he’s hoping that his career at the club isn’t over yet.
Milner’s contract is set to run out at the end of this season, but he’s likely to sign a new deal at Anfield, given he plays a key role in the Reds’ squad.
There have been talks and I would like to get it sorted sooner rather than later
“There have been talks and I would like to get it sorted sooner rather than later,” he told The Athletic.
“I’m concentrating game by game, and that won’t change whether I’m at the club for another five years or for one month.
“I will give absolutely everything I have for Liverpool as long as I’m here.
“But obviously it would be nice to know what the future is. Hopefully it will get sorted out.”
Milner wants to remain at the club and win more trophies for the Liverpool fans, after finally winning a cup final under Klopp at the fourth attempt.
The Reds won last season’s Champions League after beating Tottenham 2-0 in the final, in Madrid.
“We don’t want to be known as a team who won the Champions League once,” he said. “I want us to be one of those teams where people lose track of what we won because it’s trophy after trophy after trophy.
“That’s what I came here wanting to do, to be part of a new, successful era at Liverpool.
“Getting that first one took a few more cup finals than we would have liked, but we’ve got a couple on the board now, with the Champions League and the Super Cup, and obviously we’ve got the Club World Cup to look forward to and we’re pushing for the Premier League again.
“It’s exciting times to be at the club, the way the team has moved forward, and hopefully I can be here longer.”
Milner has featured in eight of Liverpool’s 10 Premier League fixtures this season, and was given the captain’s armband on two occasions.
He started two of the club’s three Champions League fixtures this season, and has now made 190 appearances for the Merseyside club - just 13 appearances shy of his Manchester City total.