Jamie Paterson: Swansea City happy to wait on contract decision – for now

Luke Williams believes Jamie Paterson has earned the right to consider his options this summer but says the offer of a new Swansea City contract “won’t be there indefinitely”.

Paterson, 32, will be a free agent when his current deal expires at the end of this month.

Williams is keen to keep Paterson but accepts the attacking midfielder, who scored eight goals last season, is likely to be interesting other clubs.

“He has got a few different things to weigh up and he has earned that,” the Swansea head coach said.

“He is a proven Championship player. He is very popular and very well known in football – the qualities he has as a person and as a footballer. The ball has kind of been hit over the net [into his court] so we will see what happens.”

Paterson has scored 17 goals in 109 appearances since joining Swansea on a free transfer in 2021.

After a contract dispute during his first season in Wales, Paterson signed an improved deal in the summer of 2022.

A popular figure with players and fans, Paterson said in March it was “quite obvious” that he would be keen to extend his stay at Swansea.

While he is staying patient for the moment, Williams says the Championship club “would need to be more clear” on Paterson’s situation by the time his squad return for pre-season at the beginning of July.