Neill will leave Blackburn

Koen Freriks

6 oktober 2006, 14:49

Blackburn defender Lucas Neill has declared that this will definitely be his last season at the Lancashire club.

The Australian international, who shone at the World Cup and will captain his country against Paraguay this weekend, has repeatedly turned down contract extension offers. His current contract finishes in less than a year.

Now he has expressed disappointment that his proposed move to Liverpool during the last transfer window didn't go through and he hopes to make a similar move either in the January transfer window or in the summer.

He told Sky Sports; "I was linked to Liverpool, and no player in their right mind would not want the opportunity to go to a club like that with so much history and prestige. The deal that was presented to the club at the time from Liverpool was not in Blackburn's best interests, therefore I didn't have a say and I didn't move on.

It's unfortunate for my career that it didn't go that way, but as a professional I have to move on. But now I'm hopefully in just as good a position when those opportunities present themselves again in January, or if not then, I'll get a free transfer in June."