A-League rivals chasing Krishna
Roy Krishna has turned down the chance to carry on as Wellington Phoenix's penalty taker, but the club are hoping he won't be waving goodbye at the end of the season.
The Fiji international's manager has received offers from several rival A-League clubs, and Wellington stand to lose him.
The Phoenix have said they won't comment on contract negotiations, but they know they face a battle to retain the 31-year-old with Newcastle Jets and Central Coast both keen to recruit him when he comes off-contract at the end of this season.
We're not going to be in any rush to make a decision because this is probably the last major contract that Roy will get while he's at the peak of his form.
Rex Dawkins
Sydney FC are another club believed to have shown interest in signing Krishna, who has scored 11 goals in 18 games this season.
The player's manager Rex Dawkins said he'd fielded interest from several A-League clubs but nothing further afield.
"Everything with the Phoenix was put on hold while they were overseas but we've been talking to the Phoenix as well of course," he added.
"We're not going to be in any rush to make a decision because this is probably the last major contract that Roy will get while he's at the peak of his form so we want to make sure it's the right decision in terms of where he goes and what have you."
Phoenix coach Mark Rudan said Krishna had relinquished his role as the club's designated penalty-taker after the 1-1 draw with Newcastle Jets last week.
It was his second consecutive failure from the spot and he had converted only seven of his 14 attempts during his A-League career.
Rudan had consoled the striker after the game, but that Krishna had said to him: "No boss, I'm passing the responsibility on to someone else now".
The Phoenix, who are sixth, host second-placed Melbourne Victory in Auckland on Friday.
Wellington are 20/1 to win the Grand Final.
The Phoenix are 21/10 to win their next game against Melbourne Victory, who are 11/10 with the draw 11/4.
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Roy Krishna has turned down the chance to carry on as Wellington Phoenix's penalty taker, but the club are hoping he won't be waving goodbye at the end of the season.
The Fiji international's manager has received offers from several rival A-League clubs, and Wellington stand to lose him.
The Phoenix have said they won't comment on contract negotiations, but they know they face a battle to retain the 31-year-old with Newcastle Jets and Central Coast both keen to recruit him when he comes off-contract at the end of this season.
We're not going to be in any rush to make a decision because this is probably the last major contract that Roy will get while he's at the peak of his form.
Rex Dawkins
Sydney FC are another club believed to have shown interest in signing Krishna, who has scored 11 goals in 18 games this season.
The player's manager Rex Dawkins said he'd fielded interest from several A-League clubs but nothing further afield.
"Everything with the Phoenix was put on hold while they were overseas but we've been talking to the Phoenix as well of course," he added.
"We're not going to be in any rush to make a decision because this is probably the last major contract that Roy will get while he's at the peak of his form so we want to make sure it's the right decision in terms of where he goes and what have you."
Phoenix coach Mark Rudan said Krishna had relinquished his role as the club's designated penalty-taker after the 1-1 draw with Newcastle Jets last week.
It was his second consecutive failure from the spot and he had converted only seven of his 14 attempts during his A-League career.
Rudan had consoled the striker after the game, but that Krishna had said to him: "No boss, I'm passing the responsibility on to someone else now".
The Phoenix, who are sixth, host second-placed Melbourne Victory in Auckland on Friday.
Wellington are 20/1 to win the Grand Final.
The Phoenix are 21/10 to win their next game against Melbourne Victory, who are 11/10 with the draw 11/4.
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Source: bet365.com
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