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VETERAN PHIL JAGIELKA CAN STILL BE FAB AT 40

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The LeaguePaper Team
3 April 2022

DEFENDER JAGIELKA ON HIS CAREER, STOKE SWITCH AND DERBY
By John Wragg

PHIL Jagielka wants to be playing when he’s 40 – and reckons Derby would have had longevity as well in the Championship if a buyer had been found in January.
Sheffield United, the club where Jagielka made his debut in professional football 22 years ago, were at his current club Stoke yesterday as he talked about his future.
“It would be a milestone to still be playing at this level at 40 years of age,” says Jagielka. “I’m not quite ready to finish yet and thankfully a couple of managers along the way have agreed wit...

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