D-day at Doncaster Rovers as Grant McCann holds crunch contract talks with players

An early start is on the cards as manager Grant McCann sits down to inform those in that particular boat of the club's decision on whether or not they'll be extending their stays at Rovers.

McCann will hold individual meetings with a clutch of players, with the likes of Harry Clifton, Jordan Gibson and Ben Close all on contracts that are scheduled to run out following the conclusion of this season. However, the club do hold extension options on the vast majority of those meaning that they effectively have the final say over whether or not they remain on board for the 2026-27 campaign.

The only senior players without extension options in their deals are Billy Sharp, Jack Senior and Kyle Hurst. However, last week it was revealed Sharp will depart Rovers this summer whilst McCann has since confirmed to the Free Press that Senior has been offered a new deal.

Offering a brief update on the latter, following last weekend's 1-1 draw against Stevenage, McCann said: "We're waiting to hear back from his agent."

On the topic of crunch talks regarding other contracts, he added: "We've got conversations to have and it's going to be a busy Monday.

"The meetings start at 8.15am and I don't know what time they're going to finish off. We'll do them individually with each player. And then we've got the club's Player of the Year Awards that evening. So there's a lot of work to do on Monday and it'll be a busy one!"

Rovers conclude their season away at McCann's former club Peterborough United next Saturday.