Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has entered talks over a new deal.
The Sentinel says the club's hierarchy has been so delighted with his first 18 months at the club that they have invited him for discussions over a one or two-year extension.
"I've had discussions and they are on-going, but they are very much at a preliminary stage," said Hughes.
"I don't under-estimate 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."
