Clint Dempsey could be set to leave Fulham after admitting he remains desperate to play in the UEFA Champions League.
I want to test myself at the highest level, says US forward
Clint Dempsey could be set to leave Fulham after admitting he remains desperate to play in the UEFA Champions League.
The American striker enjoyed a hugely impressive season for the Cottagers, scoring 23 goals for the club in all competitions.
Fulham have offered Dempsey a new deal to stay at the club for a seventh season, but the 29-year-old has suggested his time at the club could be coming to an end.
He told
Sports Illustrated: "I am grateful for everything Fulham have 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 the Champions League. I want to play at the highest level possible.
Opportunities
"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 have had.
"I am always going to want to play in Champions League. It is something I have never done. I would 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."'
Dempsey added: "If I wanted to be comfortable, I would have stayed in Major League Soccer, because I would have been closer to my family and friends, and I would have been used to the way of life.
"I am a risk-taker. I want to throw myself in the deep end and see if I can swim."
