Blackpool FC manager Ian Holloway sweating over Gilks contract

by Thomas Anthony Wilson. Published Sat 16 Oct 2010 21:35, Last updated: 2010-11-01

Gilks has been a stand out performer this season

Blackpool FC boss Ian Holloway has admitted he may face a struggle to keep in-form goalkeeper Matt Gilks at the club.

Gilks has been considering an offer of a three-year extension at Bloomfield Road, but a number of Premier League clubs are believed to be interested in the former Rochdale man after a series of impressive displays for the Premier League debutants.

Holloway is scared of losing his first-choice keeper for nothing if a new deal isn't sorted by January, the time when he becomes free to speak to other clubs.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Holloway said: "Matt is out of contract next summer and at the moment that is something he wants to be.

"If I can't nail him down I'll have to find someone else and I've got till January to try and convince him to stay, because he can sign a pre-contract somewhere else in January.

"Matt probably feels a bit aggrieved with how much he is on. What he is trying to do is play himself into a better position in his life, so he commands a bit more respect and a better wages."