Cardiff City manager Brian Barry-Murphy says he is prepared to wait until the end of the season to discuss goalkeeper Nathan Trott’s future.
Trott, 27, has made 41 appearances for the Bluebirds and joined them on loan from Copenhagen in August to help them return to the Championship.
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There is an option for a permanent deal but there are suggestions Cardiff could face competition for the former West Ham United goalkeeper.
However, Barry Murphy said that despite returning to the Second Division at his first try, his focus is still on the team’s final game.
The situation surrounding out-of-contract trio Joel Bagan, Perry Ng and Ryan Winter will also be put on hold until Cardiff City complete their final game at home to Northampton on Saturday and next weekend’s game against Mansfield.
“I think he’s been outstanding throughout the season and we’re very grateful to have him on board,” Barry Murphy said of Trott. Trott’s save helped Cardiff City keep a clean sheet and beat Port Vale on Tuesday night.
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“Just like any other player, these things have such different moving parts that guessing is a waste of time.
“If something happens, it happens, and if it doesn’t, that’s fine.”
Cardiff City have signed new contracts for a range of players but have yet to confirm whether midfielder Winter, defender Andrew Ng or full-back Bagan – who was named in the EFL Team of the Year last weekend – will form part of their plans for next season.
Asked whether a decision would be made before Saturday’s final home game, the manager said: “All these players have had incredible seasons and they will be considered for Saturday’s game.
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“It’s a very busy period and the focus is always on the remaining games. Once the games are over, all the different situations contractually between players and clubs will be dealt with.”
Cardiff City’s early promotion does give the club a head start on their plans for life in the Championship as they have to deal with third tier football for the first time in two decades.
But Barry-Murphy said there would be no “knee-jerk” reaction to promotion and said work was in line with the club’s recruitment team.
“I think the idea is always to move the club forward quickly, try to improve the squad, try to improve every aspect of the club and if that’s still the theme we’re trying to do then that means we’ll be fine,” he added.
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Barry Murphy said he was still enjoying the club’s promotion – completed in dramatic fashion at Reading last weekend – and praised his players for their efforts in the home win that saw Port Vale relegated.
“We’re very proud of what we do,” he said.
“Based on the excitement we felt on Saturday it’s hard to predict what level of performance we can achieve, so I’m really pleased with the players and we created chances in the second half and performed well enough to get the win.”
