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By Aaron McLoughlin<\/h3>\n

26 May 2011 18:01:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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EURO 2012 Qualifier – Republic of Ireland vs Russia, Shay Given (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Shay Given<\/a> has given his strongest hint yet that he will leave Manchester City<\/a> in the summer.<\/p>\n

The Blues’ keeper has spent most of this term watching from the sidelines as team-mate Joe Hart’s career has rocketed after his return from loan at Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Celtic look to be the favourites to sign the Republic of Ireland keeper and the move would see Given following in the footsteps of international team-mate Robbie Keane, who had a successful loan spell at Celtic Park last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIdeally, I would like to be playing but it\u2019s out of my hands,” said the ex-Newcastle man to The Daily Star<\/em>. “If Manchester City want me, I\u2019ve got another two years left on my contract. I don\u2019t really know what\u2019s going to happen.”<\/p>\n

He went on to say: \u201cIt\u2019s no secret I\u2019m a big Celtic supporter and have been all my life.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a great club, with an unbelievable history, so I wouldn\u2019t look at it as a step down but it\u2019s too soon to say what\u2019s going to happen or if that\u2019s going to happen. I don’t know what the current goalkeeping situation is.<\/p>\n

\u201cFraser Forster had a very good season up there and there has been talk of him moving on a permanent basis so we would have to wait and see. But it is a fantastic club with fantastic supporters.<\/p>\n

“You never say never when Celtic come calling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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