Burton Albion defender Ryan Austin has agreed to return to the club next season on a short-term contract.
Defender agrees short-term contract
Burton Albion defender Ryan Austin has agreed to return to the club next season on a short-term contract.
The 25-year-old has not played since November after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury and there was a delay on accepting the offer from manager Paul Peschisolido.
But Austin will continue at the Pirelli Stadium as Burton look for a successful campaign in League Two.
"We aren't going to rush him at all," Peschisolido told the club's official website.
"He needs to work towards his match fitness. If he can get back to the level he was at before his injury, it will be like having a new signing.
"If that's the case then we will definitely be looking at a proper contract for him."
Meanwhile, long-serving left-back Aaron Webster will only be offered new terms if he returns to pre-season training in good shape, while Burton are still awaiting to hear from Cleveland Taylor after approaching the Brentford winger.
Peschisolido added: "I'm very happy with the core of the team that we had last season.
"There certainly won't be the changes to the extent we saw at the beginning of last season."
