Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson says no final decision has been made over the future of Jordan Mutch.
Mutch has been linked with a return to Cardiff.
He has been on loan at Vancouver Whitecaps and Hodgson said: "He is a Palace player and, if he comes back, he will be in the group.
"I don't know when he's coming back and I don't know if he's been told to find another club.
"If he wants first team football, it may be as it was before and he may need to look elsewhere, but he's under contract and we will honour that."