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Salzburg star still has goals to achieve

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Despite lucrative offers from foreign clubs such as Blackburn Rovers, Celtic, Hertha Berlin and Hoffenheim, Marc Janko agreed to remain with Red Bull Salzburg because he has unfinished business in Austria. “I still have a mission to accomplish here in Salzburg,” explains the 6ft 5in striker who signed a two-year extension to his contract, keeping him with Die Bullen until 2013. “My career is at a turning point and in order to reach the next level I need stability and focus now. Therefore, I have decided to stay.” Not surprisingly the 25-year-old's wages have increased significantly, with Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz admitting: “You cannot expect somebody to turn down a £1.5million offer from an English club and instead play for £30,000 in Salzburg.” But according to his agent, Georg Stangassinger, Janko decided to stay put because he wants some continuity. “He has played an excellent first half of the season, but he wants to find stability. After all, he was injured fo