Palermo's Simon Kjaer Won't Force Premier League Move

Palermo defender Simon Kjaer has said he could still remain in Serie A, despite his agent Mikkel Beck having hinted at a Premier League move.

On Tuesday Beck, who played in the Premier League for Middlesbrough, told Goal.com UK that he was trying to push his client towards England as reports linked Kjaer with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.

"He is ready to leave for sure, and he is already ready to play in a big team," he said.

"I try to give him the best advice I can, and I'm fortunate to have had the experience of playing in a country like England."

Kjaer has since responded, and he has said a Sicilian stay could still happen.

"I would be 100 per cent happy if I stay at Palermo. I am really happy in this city and I am looking forward to playing in Europe next season," he told Sporten.dk.

"They offered me a new contract with a higher salary, and I accepted. But since then we have not talked about a contract. I will just wait and see what happens."

Kjaer had a clause in his contract that stipulated foreign clubs interested in him would have to pay €12 million for his release.

But Tuttomercatoweb.com have said that has expired, leaving the door still open for interested parties to come in and table a bid.

His deal at the Rosanero expires in 2013.