Reading boss Steve Coppell has told Stephen Hunt to forget about being offered a new contract.

But Coppell has told the 25 year old former Crystal Palace and Brentford midfielder he will have to wait for a new deal as he only signed a two-and-a-half year contract back in January.

"We can't continually give players new contracts. We'd be doing 20 of them every year," Coppell told the Reading Chronicle.

"If someone's contract is not in line it's not often they come to us, we usually go to them first.

"We do things by rotation which unfortunately means some people are happier than others.

"But Stephen Hunt still has two years left, the same as most players here.

"It doesn't matter what the rumours are about other clubs looking at him. We don't control the situation but there are contractual agreements in place."