Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has reiterated his desire to extend his long career but is yet to agree a new deal at Tynecastle.
The 42-year-old is nearing the end of his current contract and reckons the club’s search for a new manager will delay a decision on his future.
“I’ve spoken to the club a couple of times,” he told BBC Scotland.
“Obviously we don’t have a manager in place at the moment, so things will probably take a little bit longer.
“We’ll continue to speak and we’ll see what the new manager’s plans are when he comes in.
“I just want to play for as long as I can. We’ll see how long that is.”
Having been overlooked for Euro 2024, Gordon has once again established himself as first choice for Scotland and has no plans to retire from the international scene.
“I’ll keep going as long as I possibly can,” he said. “I’m really shortening up my goals and just looking one step at a time, one game at a time at the moment.
“I’ll concentrate on finishing the season as strong as I can and then see what happens this summer and beyond.”
On playing for Scotland, Gordon, who has 81 caps, said it was “the best feeling”, explaining: “To walk out, especially at Hampden, to see that crowd and know that everyone is behind you, it’s always been the best part of my career.
“I’ve been so lucky to do it the amount of times I have and that feeling never gets old. When you’re standing singing the national anthem, to hear the stadium sing it back, I don’t think there’s a much better feeling you can get in football.”
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