Newcastle United have recently confirmed an extension to Fabian Schar's contract until 2025.
The Swiss centre-back's deal was set to expire at the end of the season, leaving Newcastle vulnerable to losing the defender to pre-contract agreements with foreign sides this January. But the 32-year-old has been tied down for another year at St James' Park.
Schar's extension follows new deals for the likes of Callum Wilson and Bruno Guimaraes that have already been competed this season. But there are still several members of the Newcastle squad whose current contracts are set to expire in the summer.
Newcastle may refrain from offering new deals for some of those players while Eddie Howe has already expressed his intention to keep Jamaal Lascelles on Tyneside despite the United captain's contract ending in the summer.
In contrast to those whose deals expire in 2024, Newcastle also have a number of players tied down for the foreseeable future. The longest any player currently contracted to Newcastle is tied down for is a further four-and-a-half-years, running to the summer of 2028.
Fortunately, quite a few of those include Newcastle's most valuable assets.
Here is the list of players contracted to Newcastle United listed in order of when their current deals expire...

5. Fabian Schar - 2025
The defender signed a two-year deal at Newcastle in 2022 which was set to expire at the end of the season but a new extension until 2025 has since been confirmed. He remains a top performer for Newcastle but is now into the final 12 months of his contract once again. | Getty Images

6. Jamal Lewis - 2025
Spent the season on loan at Watford, the left-back signed a five-year deal at Newcastle when he signed from Norwich City back in 2020 which expires next summer. Is likely to leave this transfer window. | Getty Images

7. Jay Turner-Cooke - 2025
Signed a two-year extension in 2023. | Getty Images for Premier League

8. Ryan Fraser - 2025
Spent last season on loan at Southampton, the winger signed a five-year deal for Newcastle when he arrived on a free back in 2020. Likely to leave again this summer. | Getty Images