James Milner 's future at Manchester City may not be resolved until the end of the season . The in-demand England international is out of contract at the end of the year and talks have taken place about extending his stay at the Etihad Stadium . However , no deal has been agreed for Milner , who has attracted interest from the likes of City 's Premier League rivals Liverpool and Arsenal . James Milner has still not resolved his future at Manchester City with a number of big clubs interested . Milner celebrates scoring for City against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup third round . Sportsmail understands preliminary talks have also taken place with Inter Milan , AC Milan and Roma while two clubs in Spain are monitoring the situation . Milner 's first choice remains a contract extension at City . But the 29-year-old midfielder remains unconvinced Manuel Pellegrini can give him the playing time he craves at this stage of his career . Milner is now expected to use the remainder of the season to gauge how much he is needed at the club . The England midfielder would prefer to remain at Man City but is attracting plenty of interest . Milner runs away in celebration after scoring against Leicester City last month . City face a fight to retain their Premier League title from leaders Chelsea and will head to the Nou Camp next week seeking to overturn a 2-1 Champions League deficit to Barcelona . Regular playing time in his preferred position in central midfield at the business end of the campaign may well persuade him to stay in Manchester . Milner has already made 36 appearances for Pellegrini 's side this season and has been in good form . He joined City from Aston Villa for £26m in 2010 .
Milner 's Man City contract expires at the end of the year . Talks have taken place about extending his stay at the Etihad Stadium . Roma midfielder has attracted interest from Arsenal and Liverpool . Talks have also taken place with Milan , Inter and England . Milner , 29 , would prefer to stay at the Premier League champions .