Fringe England keeper Scott Carson has revealed that he would rather drop down a division than be Pepe Reina’s understudy at Liverpool next season.
The 22-year-old looks increasingly likely to leave Anfield for good in the summer as Rafa Benítez appears to have alternative plans, but despite interest from Villa in making Carson’s loan spell permanent he insists that his future is far from decided.
“Will I be at Villa next season?,” said Carson. “I can’t say yes or no. I don’t know what Martin O’Neill’s plans are here. I have some important decisions to make in the summer.
“But I do not want to go out on loan again. I would like to get settled and find a home for the next five or six years.
“I want to be No.1 at a club whether it be Liverpool, Aston Villa or somewhere else. I have big decisions to make at the end of the season.
“It is doubtful whether Liverpool will say I am their No.1 because Pepe Reina has been outstanding for the last two or three seasons.
“I wouldn’t want to go back to being a No.2, even at a club like Liverpool. I would prefer to be playing in the Championship rather than being No.2 in the Champions League.
“I have been a No.1 for the past two years and I couldn’t not play football on a Saturday. I need to be involved.”
Tottenham are said to be considering a bid for Carson in the summer, though Spurs fans will be skeptical over whether he really presents a safe-handed alternative to Paul Robinson following his oh so costly blunder in his England debut against Croatia.
Derek Wanner, Goal.com
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