Jan confident Surman will stay (From Daily Echo)

Jan confident Surman will stay

8:00am Friday 22nd August 2008 in Sport By Adam Leitch, Chief Sports Writer

JAN Poortvliet is confident Andrew Surman will stay at Saints after Reading pulled the plug on a potential move.

The Royals were expected to make a £2.5m swoop for the 21-year-old but it appears the move was part of a chain of transfers which has collapsed.

Poortvliet is delighted that he looks like hanging on to Surman having already had to sell Andrew Davies this week.

---

Listen to Poortvliet's views ahead of the Derby match - click here

---

He said: "It's very quiet at the moment. Andrew was involved with Reading and there were more players involved with that - it was a good thing for Andrew himself because people have seen him and I myself think Andrew can play higher, in the Premier League.

"For us we want Andrew here and for him to stay here - for our future that is the best.

Full story in today's Daily Echo