Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths confirms talks open on new deal
Friday 6 April 2018 07:36, UK
Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths says talks are already underway over a new contract that could take him to the end of his playing career.
Griffiths is under contract until the summer of 2021 and is closing on 100 goals for the club he joined from Wolves in January 2014.
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The 27-year-old admitted he has ambitions to reach a decade at Celtic Park and receive the kind of high-profile testimonial captain Scott Brown will celebrate at the end of the season.
"My representatives are working behind the scenes to try and get me a new deal," said Griffiths.
"The talks are in the early stages just now but, hopefully, we can get it done sooner rather than later.
"Hopefully, if we can come to an agreement, I'll not be far off [the time] Broony has been here. He deserves his testimonial.
"I've got another three years left on my contract as it is, but why would you want to go anywhere else? I'm playing at a top club with a top manager, in front of up to 60,000 in every home game.
"There's no reason to go anywhere else. We've got Champions League football every season. It's harder for us to get to the group stage now but when we do, those are memorable nights."
