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...
21. Lewis Miley - ~2028 (TBC)
The 17-year-old midfielder signed his first professional contract at the club earlier this year and has recently signed a 'long-term' extension. | AFP via Getty Images
22. Sven Botman - 2027
Sven Botman signed for Newcastle United in June 2022 on a five-year deal. | AFP via Getty Images
23. Joe Willock - 2027
The midfielder agreed a six-year deal at Newcastle when he signed for the club from Arsenal in the summer of 2021. | Getty Images
24. Jacob Murphy - 2027
Murphy agreed a new six-year contract at Newcastle in the summer of 2021. | Getty Images