Monday, 25th March, 2013
Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has affirmed that he is happy at the club and is not looking to join Fulham, the club he came close to moving to in January.
The Holland international was determined to join Martin Jol’s Fulham in the winter window, but he saw his plans collapse when he was on the plane to London.
"I’m happy now”, the 30-year-old told Corriere dello Sport, putting speculation that he could be ready to join the English side again to rest.
He joined the Serie A side in the summer of 2011 after a long stay at Ajax, and has a contract that runs until 2015.
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Stekelenburg was subsequently named the first-choice goalkeeper for the Dutch national side, although he last played for the Oranje in a clash against Romania last year, and did not start in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Estonia last week.
“I want to stay and be the best goalkeeper at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil”, he said, despite being Louis van Gaal’s second-choice goalkeeper at the moment.
The Dutch take on Romania on Tuesday at the Amsterdam Arena.
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