Saha Vows To Prove Fitness

Louis Saha is determined to stay and fight for his place
after another injury-disrupted campaign at United.

The striker made just 24 appearances last term and was
forced to withdraw from the Reds’ Champions League final
squad at the 11th hour with a calf problem.

It was another frustrating end to the season for the Frenchman,
who has suffered a series of injury setbacks since arriving from
Fulham in January 2004.

Reports have linked Saha with a summer move away from Old
Trafford, but the 29-year-old insists that proving his fitness
to Sir Alex Ferguson is his sole priority.

"I am under contract at Manchester until 2010," he told France
Football. "Furthermore, the coach has not said anything to me
yet, either about a transfer or a loan.

"I don't hide anything. I will say it again: I have to play before
thinking about anything else. I will predict nothing before knowing
what will happen for me.

"I am a football player and I have not been able to play. Today,
only the pitch matters to me.

"I have worked all summer long. There are facilities close to my
home so I have worked with a specific programme. I know what
I want – to be fit for the start of the season."

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