New Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe has revealed that he's happy to see players given new contracts in return for hard work.
Lowe took over from Frankie McAvoy who was sacked at the start of December and has already started to put his marker down.
Preston have a number of players out of contract in the summer including Patrick Bauer, Tom Barkhuizen and Scott Sinclair, while they have recently agreed a new two year deal with Andrew Hughes.
Speaking to the Lancashire Post, Lowe the importance of working hard and wants to reward those who perform consistently: “The ones who are performing on a weekly basis, we want to make sure we secure their contracts.
“They are governed by what we want to do, we want to make sure they are still hungry. The players whose contracts are up at the end of the season have still got six months so there is no major rush.
“I say to all players whether they are in contract or out of contract, do well by me as a manager and by the football club and I’ll make sure myself and the football club will do well by you."
Despite being in charge for over a month, Lowe has overseen just two games so far due to Covid disrupting their fixture schedule.
That however, hasn't stopped the former Plymouth and Bury manager from doing his research on his new side as he added: “When I got the job I did my homework and studied the group.