Gregory given time to decide on Stags future - Clough

Lee Gregory returned to Mansfield last summer on a free transfer 13 years after he left the club

Mansfield Town striker Lee Gregory will be left to decide if he can continue his playing career with the club after recovering from injury, says Stags boss Nigel Clough.

The 36-year-old missed the final three months of last season with a knee issue, while a similar problem also kept him out for almost two months earlier in the campaign.

The former Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall and Stoke City forward was limited to 20 League One appearances on his return to the club, but still managed to finish as Mansfield's second-top scorer with 10 goals last term.

He has continued his recovery with the Stags since the end of the season, while discussions about extending his stay have remained ongoing.

"We have left it with Lee, really," Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham.

"He is honest enough to say if his knee is not right. The only person who will know is Lee himself. So he is working hard to do everything he can, but we will know a bit more in the next few weeks.

"He is still doing his rehab at the moment and is training once every couple of days at the moment."

Mansfield start their League One campaign on Saturday, 2 August at Clough's former side Burton Albion.