Sami Hyypia is aiming to win another contract at Anfield so he can join an elite club of players who have given 10 years service to Liverpool.
The Finnish defender has been linked with several Premier League clubs, as his contract runs down, with no hint yet of a new deal.
Newcastle, Fulham and Bolton were all interested, but the central defender is adamant that he wants to stay at Liverpool.
And despite approaching his 35th birthday, the centre-half believes he can earn a new contract.
"My priority would be to stay at Liverpool, but it's not only up to me," he 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 I maybe 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 10 years at the club but I'm just concentrating on playing well."
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The Finnish defender has been linked with several Premier League clubs, as his contract runs down, with no hint yet of a new deal.
Newcastle, Fulham and Bolton were all interested, but the central defender is adamant that he wants to stay at Liverpool.
And despite approaching his 35th birthday, the centre-half believes he can earn a new contract.
"My priority would be to stay at Liverpool, but it's not only up to me," he 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 I maybe 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 10 years at the club but I'm just concentrating on playing well."
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Hyypia is the second longest serving player at the club behind Jamie Carragher, and he would enter a decade at Anfield if he wins a new deal.
And the defender admitted that at this stage of his career he is ready to accept any offer from Liverpool, no matter how much competition he faces from other centre-halves.
Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger will return from injury this week to stake their claim to a centre-half berth at Bolton on Sunday, but Hyypia is confident his form will fight off the challenge from the youngsters for some time yet.
"Whether I stay wouldn't depend on how many games I play. I'm not like that. I'm not interested in someone promising me anything," he added.
"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 very difficult for the manager to change things."
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