Too early for contract conversations - Jardim

Newport County head coach Nelson Jardim says it is "too early" to discuss player contracts ahead of next season.

A number of key Newport players are out of contract in the summer, including Aaron Wildig, James Clarke and Shane McLoughlin.

Kieron Evans, Kyle Hudlin, Noah Mawene, Jaden Warner and David Ajiboye will also leave Rodney Parade at the end of the season when their loan deals expire.

Despite the large number of impending departures, Jardim insists contract negotiations will not start yet.

"It's too early for those types of conversations," said Jardim, whose side have 16 League Two games to play this season.

"Obviously we do not want a lot of movement in the summer, we just want a clear idea of what we want going forward.

"It's also not just starters, it is back-ups as well, but we know what we want and what we need."

Jardim says his players, who have put together a run of four straight league wins, are solely focused on performances as they prepare for Saturday's home game against Bradford City (15:00 GMT).

"We haven't had time for [contract talks] playing every Saturday-Tuesday," said Jardim.

"Now is not the moment for it, everyone is pushing hard to play and nobody is thinking about their contracts."