Curtis Davies, 38, wants another year on pitch as Derby mull contract extension despite star’s blossoming media career
CURTIS DAVIES wants to play on for one more year — despite turning 38 in March.
The Derby centre-half is still fit and hungry to play.
And despite a blossoming media career, he plans to stay on the pitch as long as possible.
County will decide whether to offer him a contract extension following the final game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday.
But Davies is willing to move to keep his boots on.
Nevertheless, the centre-back still wants to prepare himself for retirement.
The ex-England Under-21 international has a first-class honours degree from Staffordshire University in professional sports writing and broadcasting and a career in media appeals to him.
However, the ex-West Brom star remains unsure about turning to management.
Davies told The Guardian: “It’s not in me so much right now.
“It’s in the back of my mind. A lot of managers have said to me I’ll be a manager.
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“But it’s a stressful life. You have very little time to make your stamp on something.
“Derby has opened my eyes to lots of things. It’s opened my eyes to the boardroom and the types of people who should be involved.
“Would I ever want to go on the executive side? But when you’re in football you realise how much politics there is in general.”