article_snippet.sent: As a player with two years left on his contract his's obviously entitled to consider his options. '
article_snippet.sent: It is a little bit untidy however when the negotiating is taking place in the full glare of the media. '
article_snippet.sent: It's the nature of the game now and it is not necessarily a bad thing for both the club and the player to concentrate on football and leave things on his contract until the end of the season.
article_snippet.sent: their will want to focus on the run-in, the race for the top four and the Champions League places, and the FA Cup as well, and sometimes contract negotiations are the last thing you want to be worrying about.'