Barry wants City stay

Some fantastic news for you Manchester City fans. Gareth Barry wants to stay at the Etihad and is hoping for a new contract. Yay!

The 32-year-old currently has just a year remaining on his five year deal but is quoted by Sky as saying he wants to finish his career at City playing at the top level.

"I want to finish my career still challenging for trophies and this is the perfect club at which to do that," said Barry.

"I am very settled here but at the same time I have got a lot of respect for the people who have come in.

"They are going to have a good long look at the way they want to go and the players they want to go with so as individuals we need to work hard when we get the chance."

Several senior players such as Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott are also entering the final years of their contracts but Barry seems to think they have nothing to worry about.

"Obviously they are the sort of conversations the lads have now and again," he added.

"We've got the rest of this season and then one more year and there have been changes upstairs.

"But everyone is pretty relaxed because they will take time to have a look at things, the way they are going to go in the future.

"The players are pretty comfortable with that too but it is important we keep performing on the pitch."

With City so far off the pace in the Premier League the club’s bosses may be thinking a clear out of some of the senior players is just what’s required to prevent the club stagnating. Don’t get too comfy Gareth!

Jack Johnson