Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has admitted that he is eager for Ron Vlaar to remain at the club this summer.
The Dutch international's current deal at Villa Park is due to expire at the end of the season and he is yet to sign a contract extension.
However, the 30-year-old defender recently hinted that he wants to stay with the Villans following the team's resurgence under Sherwood.
The Villa manager now hopes that Vlaar's contract situation will get sorted sooner rather than later.
"Once he's on the pitch he's in the shop window so I want to make sure I keep him in that shop window, not only for his benefit but for the benefit of the football club because Ron Vlaar on the pitch will enhance us," he is quoted as saying by Goal.com.
"I want to make sure I keep him on that pitch. I'm sure he wants to stay there as well. If there's a contract decision to be made, whether he stays at this club or joins somewhere else, we're going to make an adult decision. Ron is a man of a lot of experience now and I'm sure we will have a quite honest and frank decision to make."
Villa continue their battle for Premier League survival on Saturday when they host in-form Everton.
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