Former Brighton striker Glenn Murray felt it was the right time to hang up his boots.

The 37-year-old announced his retirement from football this morning.

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But Murray was content with the decision to end his playing career.

He said: “I feel as though the time is right and I wanted to retire at a good level.

“I’ve had a lot of good years in the game, but this seems the right time to call it a day.

“I am getting off the football merry-go-round, the structure of being told what to do for 20 years.

"I am looking forward to making some of my own decisions I suppose!"

But Murray now looks to set to do more media work rather than go into coaching.

He said: “I have got a lot of options, there are a lot of things going on in the background.

"The media work is something I want to pursue and I am looking forward to starting a new chapter of my life.

“Give me six months, a year and I might miss it so much that I want to give back to the club in some capacity as a coach.

"But at the moment that isn’t the route I am going down.”