Source: Daily_Mail
Steven Taylor set for crunch talks with Newcastle hierarchy over new deal
Newcastle defender Steven Taylor will meet club officials over the next few days in a bid to finalise an improved contract. [LNB]Taylor's agent Paul Stretford is due on Tyneside tomorrow to discuss replacing the deal which expires at the end of the season. [LNB]The 24-year-old centre back is still waiting to see the full details of the club's offer, which came three months after he was put on the transfer list. [LNB] Crunch talks: Taylor (right)[LNB]The former England Under 21 captain, restored to Chris Hughton's side at the weekend after a 10-month absence, has been offered an increase on his current £40,000-a-week salary. [LNB]If he does not sign, Taylor will be allowed to leave on a free transfer next summer. His value in January, if talks stall, is likely to be around £2million. [LNB]But Hughton has made no secret of his desire to hold on to one of his most experienced defenders.[LNB] Taylor offered another new deal as Newcastle look to end stalemateColin Young: Why finding a No 2 for Hughton should be the No 1 priorityNEWCASTLE UNITED FC
