Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is hoping that Lee Cattermole commits himself to the club.
The 24-year old midfielder comes out of contract next summer and has yet to sign a new deal with O'Neill urging him to remain at the Stadium of Light.
"Cattermole has been excellent since I came to the football club - and he may well have been before, I don't know about that," O'Neill told the Sunderland Echo.
"He's 24 and he's the captain of the side. Sometimes he needs to keep his discipline better because over the course of the year I expect he'll pick up a couple of silly bookings.
"I don't want to build him up too much though - particularly as he has a contract to sign here!"
