Hyypia wants to see out career with Liverpool

The Finnish international has stressed his desire to see out his career at the club and join a rare breed of player to have completed ten seasons with the Merseyside giants.

“My priority would be to stay at Liverpool, but it’s not only up to me” Hyypia said.

“I haven’t got any offers yet from here or any other clubs, so I’m just trying to focus on the matches.  I’m enjoying playing.  I’ve played more games than maybe I thought I would this season because of all the injuries.

“The only thing I can do is try to play well, and when it’s time to sit down see what happens.

“It would be very nice to get to ten years at the club but I’m just concentrating on playing well.”

Competition for places in the centre of the Reds’ defence is red hot just now with Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger and new signing Martin Skrtel all providing an alternative to Hyypia.  This situation doesn’t however put the 34 year old off.

“Whether I stay wouldn’t depend on how many games I play.  I’m not like that.  I’m not interested in somebody promising me something.

“If we have four centre backs then everyone fights for their place and performances should determine who plays.

“If I keep playing well then it’ll be difficult for the manager to change things.”