Mick McCarthy confirms Luke Hyam contract talks

Talks between Ipswich Town and midfielder Luke Hyam over a new contract are underway, according to manager Mick McCarthy.

By Liam Apicella, Features Editor | 03 February 2016

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has confirmed that the club have started contract negotiations with Luke Hyam.

A recent report claimed that the Tractor Boys were keen to tie the midfielder, who will be a free agent in the summer, down to fresh terms.

McCarthy has now revealed that he will trigger a 12-month clause in the 24-year-old's current deal, with discussions also underway on a longer contract.

"We've got a [12-month] option on him and clearly I'm going to take that up," the Ipswich boss told BBC Sport.

"We are in negotiations with him about a new contract. Whether he's happy with what we've offered him I don't know. [Chairman Marcus Evans] is dealing with it."

Hyam featured in last night's 2-1 win over Reading at Portman Road - a result that has lifted McCarthy's men up to sixth in the Championship.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Leicester City Leicester	45	31	4	10	89	39	50	97
2	Ipswich Town Ipswich	45	27	12	6	90	57	33	93
3	Leeds United Leeds	45	27	9	9	80	41	39	90
4	Southampton	45	25	9	11	85	62	23	84
5	Norwich City Norwich	45	21	10	14	79	63	16	73
6	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	45	20	12	13	67	47	20	72
7	Hull City	45	19	13	13	68	59	9	70
8	Middlesbrough	45	19	9	17	68	61	7	66
9	Coventry City Coventry	45	17	13	15	69	57	12	64
10	Preston North End Preston	45	18	9	18	56	64	-8	63
11	Bristol City	45	17	11	17	53	47	6	62
12	Cardiff City Cardiff	45	19	5	21	51	65	-14	62
13	Swansea City Swansea	45	15	12	18	59	64	-5	57
14	Watford	45	13	17	15	60	58	2	56
15	Sunderland	45	16	8	21	52	52	0	56
16	Millwall	45	15	11	19	44	55	-11	56
17	Queens Park Rangers QPR	45	14	11	20	45	57	-12	53
18	Stoke City Stoke	45	14	11	20	45	60	-15	53
19	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	45	13	11	21	58	74	-16	50
20	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	45	14	8	23	42	68	-26	50
21	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	45	12	12	21	58	70	-12	48
22	Birmingham City Birmingham	45	12	11	22	49	65	-16	47
23	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield	45	9	18	18	48	75	-27	45
R	Rotherham United Rotherham	45	4	12	29	32	87	-55	24