Reading FC manager Ruben Selles admitted that he is confident that the first-team players out of contact this summer will remain at the club.
There are several first-team players whose current deals will expire at the end of the season including: Joel Periera, Femi Azeez, Clinton Mola, Jeriel Dorsett, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Sam Hutchinson and Tivonge Rushesha.
However, Selles is relaxed about the situation and has said that the club has options to extend the deals on several of those players.
“I’m not worried about the players out of contract that we want to stay,” said Selles.
“I think we will manage to keep them all.
“We have been able (to speak), especially with the ones who have a year option in their contacts that we’re able to renew.
“There is only one player who does not have that (option) and is in conversation to renew his contract.”
Selles is already making plans for the next campaign, but admitted that there is a limit on what work can be done while a takeover is still in progress.
He continued: “We can take the team into the next phase and I don’t think we need much more in terms of the squad. I just think we need support.
“We cannot have that without having strong support around the team and removing some of the situations we had this year.
“The next level for us is going to depend a lot on the support we get.
“I feel myself I’m a better coach now than when we started. When you start a job you never expect to have this kind of season.
“We’ve developed a platform for the club to develop in the coming years which is positive. I hope we can carry on continuing in the future.”
