Olic to stay at Hamburg

Croatian 'not bothered' about moving

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Olic to stay at Hamburg

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Hamburg forward Ivica Olic has dismissed speculation about his future by saying he 'cannot be bothered' to move on.

The 28-year-old, who produced a series of dynamic displays for Croatia at Euro 2008, has been linked with a number of the continent's top clubs.

Liverpool are among those understood to be interested but Olic insists he will not be going anywhere this summer.

"I cannot be bothered to move again," he told the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper. "I am staying in Hamburg."

Atouba situation

Cameroon international Thimothee Atouba is also staying put at Hamburg - for the time being.

Atouba has been linked with Celtic and recently hinted he would be open to such a switch.

But no formal offer has come in so he is concentrating on the start of the season with the Bundesliga club.

He said: "Celtic is a great team with a great history and I played there a few years ago for Basle and they have a great stadium, but I am concentrating on the start of the season with Hamburg.

"I have had a lot of offers, but the Celtic one is not concrete.

"If it became concrete and was good for both side - HSV - and for me then the time may come to leave."