Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson says he is "pretty certain" that a new contract will be signed to extend his stay with the Eagles.
The future of the Palace boss has been the subject of speculation, with Hodgson out of contract at the end of the current season and frustration over the lack of signings made in the January transfer window.
But Hodgson has held talks with the club about a new deal, and Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed that there is an offer on the table for the 72-year-old to extend his contract.
And the Palace boss, who has been at the club since September 2017, has hinted that the contract could be signed in the near future as he outlined his thoughts on the situation, and the club's stance on transfers.
"The club have presented me with a contract, which I got just before we went away last week," he said, speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Crystal Palace's match with Newcastle United this weekend.
"I have had a chance to look through it - a cursory look to some extent - but it all looks fine to me and I am pretty certain that some time soon we will sit down and get it signed.
"If I am going to stay it will be because I believe that the funds will be made available, because we have had the intention to improve the squad for a while now.
"We realise, certainly [Crystal Palace chairman] Steve [Parish] and I, and I am sure the American owners as well, that you can’t make those improvements to your actual team, which isn’t a bad team by any stretch of the imagination, without spending some money.
"I wouldn’t make those type of demands, because to be honest you can’t make guarantees in the transfer market. You can only have intentions, and absolutely if I signed for another year, I would sign believing that it would be because I believe the intentions I am being told about are true intentions and that we will get stronger going into the next season."
