Campbell 'hurt' as Spurs stall on new offer
Sol Campbell has claimed he was hurt that Tottenham had not made him an improved contract offer during the last 18 months.
However, manager George Graham has told him to sit down and do some "serious talking".
The Spurs skipper is out of contact at the end of the season and could move on a lucrative free transfer. But Campbell has insisted he wanted to stay at White Hart Lane and is angry that the club have not made him another offer since he rejected their last one two summers ago.
"Of course it hurts. In a way I am not selfish in that I want the club to do well rather than worrying about a contract and money," he said.
"I have been here over 10 years and it means so much to me to do well for Tottenham, rather than go somewhere else. I'm happy here but there's a lot of things to sort out off the field.
"The main thing is to get the club in good order and moving in the right direction.
"The ball's in their court now and we have got to now move on and see what they do.
"I have put my cards down and now they have to make their move. I am happy, I'm willing and I'm here to do business."
Campbell, who has been linked with moves to Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, and Darren Anderton have both been free to speak to foreign clubs about a lucrative transfer since January 1.
Spurs boss Graham said he would have been happier if Campbell had made his statement "person to person", and wants to see some progress on any new deals sooner rather than later with both players seen as crucial to the club's future success.
"My attitude is let's get them round the table and get some serious talking done," Graham said ahead of his side's third round FA Cup tie with Leyton Orient.
"I want some commitment from the players as I know we want to keep them both, it's important that we do that.
"But so far it's nearly all paper talk. I haven't spoken to them and David Pleat is the first port of call as our director of football. It will all be done through official channels."
Anderton is confident a deal can be done and revealed after the Newcastle game in midweek that his agent had had a meeting with Pleat and told them of his desire for a new contract.
"I will wait and see what offer they come up with and I imagine they will do that soon now that we have finished the Christmas and New Year fixture programme," Anderton said.
