Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay is locked in negotiations with the club regarding a potential contract extension.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has given his strongest indication yet that he will be sticking with the club for a third term as contract talks drag on deep into the A-League season.
Although Talay was not in a position to make a definitive call on his coaching future, despite hinting twice in the past two weeks that an announcement was imminent, he might have let the cat out of the bag when discussing player recruitment for next season.
The former Sydney FC assistant spoke of a desire to build a competitive squad that matched his ambition, even though his own contract is due to expire at the end of the current campaign.