Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has revealed that he is in talks with the club over a new contract.
The Welshman's current deal at the Britannia Stadium is due to expire at the end of next season.
The Potters are in 10th place in the Premier League table thanks to three wins from their last six games.
"I've had discussions and they are ongoing, but they are very much at a preliminary stage," Hughes is quoted as saying by The Sentinel. "I don't underestimate the opportunity I was given here and that always comes into my thinking if the club ever wanted to extend my contract.
"So I'm open to that because they could have easily given this job to somebody else, but didn't and I'm very respectful of that and it's also fair to say I am very happy here at Stoke."
Stoke are next in action on Monday night when they travel to Rochdale in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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