Money in no contract rush
25 Apr 2007 - 13:26:49
Walsall manager Richard Money is in no rush to open negotiations with a host of soon-to-be out of contract players.
No less than 12 first-team players are coming towards the end of their contracts at the Bescot Stadium, but Money insists he will take his time before offering fresh terms to those he wants to retain ahead of next season's League One campaign.
"I'm meeting Jeff (Bonser, chairman) on Friday and we'll discuss the way forward," he told the Birmingham Mail.
"We don't have to release our retained list until the third week in May and as soon as we feel the time is right to speak to people we will do.
"And nothing will be revealed until the end of the season. We know the people we want to keep, and hopefully we will keep them, and they will want to carry on being a part of what we've achieved so far.
"But we do have a budget to work to, and every player has a value. If someone wants to go somewhere else for the sake of a few extra pounds then I won't lose any sleep over it."
High-profile players Clayton Ince, Chris Westwood, Ian Roper and Dean Keates are all out of contract in the summer.
