Clint Dempsey

[Zeppo]

Clint Dempsey finishes fourth in EPL player of year balloting

U.S. national team and Fulham star Clint Dempsey finished fourth in the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award voting that was announced Tuesday. Arsenal’s Dutch forward Robin van Persie, who has 34 goals this season, won a “landslide victory,” according to the English organization.

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney finished second, and teammate Paul Scholes was third.

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[myYout]

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[Zeppo]

John Aldridge urges Liverpool to sign Dempsey:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-30920109/

[Muadib]

Is 350 Million ah dem... dem nuh muss can find ONE worth suppn..

[Dunny]

Come and get me! Fulham star Dempsey tells Champions League teams to bid for him

By Sportsmail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 10:09, 25 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:18, 25 May 2012
Clint Dempsey has expressed his desire to play in the Champions League and told any club wanting to sign him to put an offer on the table.
The Fulham star enjoyed his best season last term netting 23 goals in all competitions, with 17 coming in the Premier League.

The 29-year-old has a year left on his contract at Craven Cottage and speculation has been rife that he will leave this summer.


Set to leave: Clint Dempsey is keen to move to a Champions League team

A number of teams have been linked with the USA international including Arsenal and Liverpool, but Dempsey says until someone puts an offer on the table he has no move to consider.


Speaking to FOX Soccer, Dempsey said: 'I don’t get caught up in that [speculation] because until somebody is putting down some money it doesn’t matter.



'If teams are really interested, they need to put their money with their mouth is and make an offer.’

While not coming out directly and saying he wants to leave Fulham, he has stated his desire to play in the Champions League and is keen to make that happen as soon as possible.

The American, who has spent five years at Craven Cottage, was linked with moves to Arsenal and Paris St Germain last summer but nothing came of the speculation.



In good form: American Dempsey netted 23 goals in Fulham's season


'After every year I want to keep getting better, and I want to take on bigger challenges, and playing in the Champions League is something I want to do,' Dempsey added.

'It was something I wanted a year ago but it didn’t work out that way. It’s something I still want.

'There are things I want to do in my career. And I’m going to do what it takes to make those things happen.'


Making his name: Dempsey joined Fulham in January 2007

Fulham have offered Dempsey a new deal to stay in west London, but the American has yet to sign it and while he says he has enjoyed his time at the club it looks increasingly likely that he will head for the Craven Cottage exit door.

Speaking in Sports Illustrated, he added: 'They've offered a contract, and I just wanted to focus on my football and finish off the season strongly.

'I've always said I'm grateful for everything Fulham has done for me. Some of the best memories I have in soccer have been there. But the fact remains that I want to play in Champions League. I want to play at the highest level possible.

'I want to do as much as I can in my career and look back and say I made the most of all the opportunities I've had.

'I'm always going to want to play in Champions League. It's something I've never done. I'd like to test myself at that level. That way I can look back and say, 'Hey, I gave it a go. Either I was good enough or I wasn't good enough.'


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[Karl]

No bulls from Dempsey.

Like him I think he is good enough to 'roll' with the big boys in the Champions League...but the honest way to view whether or not he gets the opportunity is as he says: 'if I am good enough in the eye of any of the big movers and shakers to demand an offer, it shall be made'.

No excuses! No bulls!