Jewell: Keeping Grant Might Be Difficult - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Paul Jewell has admitted that it might be difficult to keep midfielder Grant Leadbitter at Portman Road beyond the end of his contract in the summer. Leadbitter, 26, was offered new terms earlier in the season but with no further talks since then.
Jewell told the BBC: "We have not had much dialogue, I've got to be honest.
"We'd like to keep him. That might be difficult but that's his prerogative and I have no arguments with that.
"At the start of the season I think there was an offer made to his agent. They wanted to see how the season went, I think.
"But you can see by his attitude he doesn't have a problem with it. I just want him to play well between now and the end of the season."
The £2.65 million signing from Sunderland in the summer of 2009, who scored both Town’s goals in the 2-2 draw at Hull City last week, is back in training after suffering a minor groin injury at the KC Stadium.
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