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BOSS: SAMI HAS NOTHING TO PROVE
Jimmy Rice
27 February 2008
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Rafa Benitez has revealed Sami Hyypia's future will not be decided until later in the season – but insists the big Finn has nothing to prove.
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Hyypia yesterday spoke of his desire to remain at the club beyond his current contract, which is up in the summer.
Benitez said: "I was talking with him but he knows we have to wait a little bit. But I am really pleased with him. The question now is to see how he progresses, but he knows my thoughts.
"He doesn't have to prove anything. We know him and he knows why we have to analyse the situation.
"Every year he has been a key player for us. He's a centre-back with experience who's good in the air and who can play the ball.
"He is playing more games than we maybe expected this season but every game his performance is good."
Hyypia has spent nearly a decade at Anfield after being signed from Willem II by Gerard Houllier in 1999.
He was voted 38th in Liverpoolfc.tv's 100 Players Who Shook The Kop series and is regarded by most Liverpudlians as one of the club's greatest ever defenders.
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