Selangor manager Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin has confirmed that national team captain Safiq Rahim has made it "perfectly clear" that he wants to leave the team.
The midfielder has been linked with numerous top clubs in the Indonesia Super League after the national team won the AFF Cup for the first time last December. Hamidin said while Safiq wishes to leave, there is a glimmer of hope of keeping him with Selangor.
"Yes, Safiq wants to leave the club, he has made that perfectly clear. He spoke to me about the (Indonesian) offers a few days ago," said Hamidin yesterday.
"At the moment he is a Selangor player and will be treated like a Selangor player until he no longer is."
Indonesian news portals have over the past few weeks linked Safiq with Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta.
Hamidin stressed that Safiq will not be released during the season. "I've told him (Safiq) to speak to me about it after the Malaysia Cup. We want him to focus on the mission ahead," he said.
Winger Amirulhadi Zainal is also rumoured to be linked with Indonesian clubs but Hamidin said the national player has not spoken to him about it.
Meanwhile, Selangor may drop one of their three new signings on loan from Young Tigers for a goalkeeper for next month's Malaysia Cup.
The three are Young Tigers B captain D. Saarvindran and two Young Tigers A reserve players -- Haziq Zikri Elias and Muhd Nazri Ahmad.
Third choice keeper Mohd Fairul Shahrullai has been ruled out of the Malaysia Cup due to injury and to replace him Selangor are looking at signing USM's G. Jeevananthan, who is on trial with the club.
"According to Malaysia Cup rules, we can hire a maximum of three players. Besides that, teams must register at least three goalkeepers.
"We may have to drop one of our new signings for Jeevananthan. An official announcement will be made soon," Hamidin added.
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