Fowler desperate to stay

Last updated : 30 April 2006 By Al Campbell
Robbie Fowler's six month Liverpool contract expires after the Reds play their final Premiership game of the season against Portsmouth next week. Fowler has not yet been told if he will be offered a new deal but he is desperately hoping he has earned one.

"Robbie wants to stay and I've got a good feeling about it. He loves the club and with a really good pre-season under his belt Robbie is hoping to be even sharper for next season. It's a case of wait and see but I hoping something can be sorted out and I know Robbie is very keen to stay at Anfield," said Fowler's agent, George Scott.

"He is very happy being back 'home', he's scoring goals and training hard and I'm sure it's helping him playing again at his boyhood club. We know there is interest from elsewhere and I think any team in the Premiership would be happy to have him but Robbie's priority is to get a new deal with Liverpool and hopefully the club may feel it's a case of 'we know what we've got in him'.

"You never know sometimes how new players will settle in - but with Robbie they've got someone who's eager to play for them. He may not have been happy to sit on the bench elsewhere but at Liverpool, he would be still be glad to come on and do a job - that's how much it means to him being there.

"You only had to see the welcome he received when he returned to the club in January and I know that has really spurred Robbie on. I'm sure the fans would love to see him stay for a while longer. He was out injured for a long time while at Manchester City but he's getting back to full fitness and he feels that there is a lot more to come."