da pinup bet： Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Lucas Leiva will not be leaving the club this month, reports the Liverpool Echo.
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Recently, Lucas publicly admitted that he was deliberating over his future at Anfield due to the lack of regular first-team action on offer.
The Brazilian has only made 14 appearances, just three of them Premier League starts, in all competitions this season.
Also, he has mainly been deployed in central defence as opposed to his traditional midfield role.
In December, The Mirror reported that Lucas was a £4m target for Serie A side Inter Milan, but with 13 days of the transfer window remaining, Klopp has revealed that his player is going nowhere.
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The German football coach confirmed the news after Lucas scored the only goal – his first since September 2010 – in an FA Cup third-round replay against Plymouth Argyle on Wednesday night.
Klopp is quoted by the Liverpool Echo as saying: “We have a kind of an agreement, so I would say yes.”
Is Lucas right to remain at Anfield?
From a player’s perspective, there is arguably nothing more frustrating than not getting game time when you are adamant that you can still deliver.
At the age of 30, Lucas’s career is by no means over, so it is understandable that he would consider moving elsewhere in search for more minutes.
However, considering that Liverpool are in with a shout of the Premier League title (they sit seven points behind leaders Chelsea), Lucas could end up regretting it if he left midway through the season.
The Brazilian will have to accept that he will not be the first name on the teamsheet over the next four-and-a-half months, but he would probably rather end his 10-year spell at Anfield with some silverware.
Even if Klopp’s men fail to clinch the league title, they are one result away from reaching the EFL Cup final and remain in the hunt for the FA Cup.
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