Garry Monk hopeful of further Sheffield Wednesday extensions after Kieran Lee commits

Monk says that he and the club have been in discussions with Lee and several other players whose current deals terminate at the end of June including top-scorer Steven Fletcher, defender Morgan Fox and forwards Fernando Forestieri and Atdhe Nuhiu.

Wednesday are also in ongoing dialogue with the parent clubs of their loanees, who include Conor Wickham, Jacob Murphy and Alessio da Cruz.

Another loanee in Josh Windass is currently out injured and an assessment on his future will be made at the end of this month.

Monk, whose side resume after the Championship hiatus at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, said: "I know Kieran Lee will definitely be extending for the short-term at least. But with the others, there's still discussions to go on, but we have time.

"We have two games where all of us are committed and then beyond that, hopefully the others commit as well. Discussions are ongoing."

Clarifying the situation with Fletcher, Monk continued: "With Fletch, he picked up and injury, so he didn't train last week. It was a slight niggle.

"He has been back in training this week, so he has trained all week and that's good.

"In terms of that side of it, all the players who are in the training ground who are out of contract have been asked to extend beyond this month into next month to complete these games.

"That's is the short-term view right now and there are a few discussions going on with that. We have time and until the end of the month to finalise that and every player who is in the training ground who is out of contract has been asked to extend.

"We need them and we need everyone right now. I am hopeful things will get done.

"There's obviously discussions and opinions between myself and the players themselves. But I am very hopeful they will decide."