Hull City face a key decision regarding Kamil Grosicki's future at the end of the January transfer window approaches.
That's according to Hull Live writer Philip Buckingham who claims that the Tigers could look to trigger a 12-month extension on the 31-year-old's deal.
Grosicki is out of contract in the summer and it had been suggested that some clubs could be looking to secure a cut-price deal for the Poland international during the January window.
However with just nine days of the transfer market remaining it seems that the Tigers will have a big decision to make.
Buckingham was discussing the situation in a Q&A for Hull Live where he said that Grant McCann's side must be smart in their handling of the forward.
He wrote: "It’s been remarkably quiet compared to previous windows.
"There’s been no formal approaches for Grosicki as yet and there is certainly no-one pushing for a January move.
"City have two options after January 31. They either trigger a 12-month extension on a very lucrative contract or they renegotiate on lower terms over a longer period, like two or three years.
"Would the latter really appeal to Grosicki if City are unable to keep his current salary going? He’s grown to be very comfortable with City but there would surely be more lucrative offers out there as a free agent.
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"The Tigers, of course, have until March to decide if Grosicki should stay for another 12 months. They want a wage structure in place and finding flex to keep Grosicki will not be easy.
"We saw that with Fraizer Campbell last summer. The Henriksen saga will also inevitably make the Tigers think twice.
"That extension has come to stand as an expensive mistake."
The verdict
The situation regarding Kamil Grosicki is delicate to say the least.
A January move appears unlikely to materialise which means that the Tigers risk losing one of their star men for nothing in the summer.
If Hull were confident that they could sell him for a fee next summer then they could look to activate his automatic contract extension, but that would mean keeping him on his current substantial wages.
Activating that deal could be a gamble for the Yorkshire side though, as they could be stuck with his wages if a buyer is not found.