Birmingham veteran Carsley intends to play on

Birmingham City veteran Lee Carsley intends to play on next season.

Carsley is off contract in June and has returned to training from long-term injury.

He told the Birmingham Mail: “There has been a bit of speculation flying around but I came here with the intention of getting Birmingham back into the Premier League and then keeping them there. It was a two-year plan.

“I wasn’t going to be waiting 18 months just to walk away from that. I’d like to think I’ve still played my part in a way. Certainly last season, and this.

“Although maybe not so much on the pitch, but off it this season.

“I remember how tough it was to get to this stage and I want to enjoy at bit of what we’ve got now at least. Come the summer and it may be a different story, I just don’t know yet.”