waiting on Whitbread

Millwall chairman John Berylson has told centre-back Zak Whitbread that he has until the end of July to agree a new contract at The Den.

The 25-year-old has just entered the final 12 months of his current deal with the Lions.

Berylson told the Southwark News: "We are waiting over Zak. July is our deadline on that.

"We have tried to come up with a contract that would allow Zak to leave if we failed to win promotion.

"I don't want to clip his wings, but he is an important asset to us. We won't give him away, but we would agree that he could move on to further his career.

"It is very early days yet, but there have not been the calls I thought there might be."