Hangeland 'not close' to deal

The agent of Fulham defender Brede Hangeland claims the Norwegian is some distance away from agreeing a new contract at Craven Cottage.

Defender expects decision to be made on future in coming months

The agent of Fulham defender Brede Hangeland claims the Norwegian is some distance away from agreeing a new contract at Craven Cottage. The 31-year-old has been at the club since 2008 but his current deal expires next summer and his agent, Rune Hauge, was quoted on Norwegian TV channel tv2 as saying Hangeland was "not even close" to penning a new contract. Hangeland was questioned about the situation after he captained Norway in a 3-2 home defeat by Greece and was equally as non-committal.

Obvious

"When we haven't signed a contract at this point, then it's fairly obvious that we haven't reached an agreement. Rune is right about that," he said. But the former FC Copenhagen defender did admit a decision about his future will be made at some point during the coming months. He said: "I am quite relaxed compared to many other players who begin to unwind as they have one year left on their contract. "As long as I do not get injured there is no problem - I'll decide sometime during this year."