I have to give Edwin Van der Sar his due credit: when I saw him playing for Fulham in the winter/spring of 2005, I figured he was close to wrapping up his EPL career.
Not so much. He took the unusual path of bouncing from Fulham to Manchester United and he's been a respectable goalkeeper on the much bigger stage.
Today, United coach Sir Alex Ferguson said that he thinks this is Van der Sar's final professional season.
The 40-year-old Dutchman has featured 19 times this season, helping United reach the Premier League summit and the Champions League knockout phase.
But Ferguson said Thursday that "we are planning for this being his last season.''
Van der Sar has won three Premier League titles and the Champions League since arriving in 2005 from Fulham and has a contract until the end of this season.
There could still be a coaching role for Van der Sar at United in the future.
Ferguson says that "We have not discussed it, but Edwin is a player who would be of interest in terms of his knowledge and standing in the game.''
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