作者JariLitmanen (I need Painkiller)
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标题[呃..]Litmanen to leave Ajax in summer
时间Mon Mar 29 22:52:32 2004
AMSTERDAM, March 29 (Reuters)
Ajax Amsterdam are not extending the contract of forward Jari Litmanen
beyond this season, the club said on Monday.
'We deplore this decision but unfortunately due to physical problems
he was not able to bring what everyone had hoped for,' manager Arie
van Eijden said in a statement.
Finnish international Litmanen has been plagued by injuries since
joining Ajax for the second time in 2002 from Liverpool. His first
spell with the Dutch club was from 1992 to 1999 when he left for
Barcelona.
But Litmanen, widely seen as Finland's best ever footballer, said he
wanted to continue his playing career.
'I will not continue at Ajax as a player. I probably won't remain in
any capacity with Ajax in the near future. In principle I want to
continue playing,' Litmanen was quoted as saying in Finnish tabloid
Ilta-Sanomat.
The 33-year-old is Ajax's all-time top scorer in European matches with
24 goals and was a member of the team that won the Champions League in
1995.
He injured his ankle during training earlier this month on the comeback
from a calf problem.
Finnish media speculated Litmanen could return to Finland and play for
his friend Harri Kampman at Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti, where he started
his professional career in the late 1980s.
'We have talked about Jari's return to Finland and to FC Lahti,' Kampman
told Ilta-Sanomat.
'Jari wants to be in super condition when the World Cup qualifying starts
in August. In Finland he would get many games in before the qualifying,
and games are exactly what Jari needs,' Kampman said.
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