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Niko Kranjcar suggests Tottenham departure

Football News Staff - 30 Mar 2011
Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar has admitted he could leave the club at the end of the season.

The Croatia international has been limited to just four starts during the current campaign due to the form of Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart, and he has repeatedly stated he would not be interested in only playing a bit-part role for the club.

Kranjcar did aid Spurs’ top-four push with winning goals against Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland last month, but that has not been enough to land him a regular starting spot.

And the 26-year-old revealed: “I will be trying to find a football club (this summer) where I can play regularly, like any footballer would. It depends who wants me, if anyone wants me.”

And Kranjcar continued: “I obviously miss football.

“I'm not in my best shape because I don't play week in, week out. So obviously those 90 minutes (in Croatia’s friendly against France on Tuesday night) help towards getting fitter and hopefully get some more chances.

“I'm ambitious, I want to play football. Especially in my best years.

“If I was a young lad, obviously I would wait for my chance, especially being in a big club like Spurs. But, obviously, 27, 28, 29 years is, I think, the best footballing years.

“Everyone knows I can play at the highest level, week in week out. I'll only come on as a sub (for Spurs).

“It's not mine to question the manager's decision, it's mine to respect and to wait for my opportunity and my chance.

“He's the one who takes the blame for good and bad results, and obviously it's going great this season again.”





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