Callum Elder awaits Hull City talks as he reveals hopes for future

Callum Elder has confirmed his desire to remain at Hull City beyond the end of this season amid what's expected to be a busy summer of change at the MKM Stadium, though he's yet to hear from the club about their transfer plans beyond the end of the current campaign.

The Australian international returned to the side at Millwall on Easter Monday for a rare start under Shota Arveladze and is one of eight first-team players whose deals expire on June 1, but like the other seven, City hold an option to extend it by a further 12 months. Talks with all eight have been put on hold until after the final day visit of Nottingham Forest, with boss Arveladze admitting it's likely some will opt to move on this summer.

Elder, who is hoping to retain his place in Arveladze's side in the remaining three games of the season to boost his hopes of being involved in Australia's World Cup play-off against UAE in early June and then a possible final shoot-out against Peru, says he's put talk of his future to the back of his mind, for now, admitting the club hold all the cards.

"If I'm being totally honest, as I always am, I've not heard a thing," the 27-year-old former Leicester City defender told Hull Live. "It's something that I've put to the back of my mind. I've got two qualifiers for the national team that I'm really hopeful that I can be involved in - the 6th and 13th of June - to qualify for the World Cup, so if you overthink things in football, it's a recipe for disaster, so all I'm thinking about right now is working hard.

"It's such a good bunch of lads here, a great bunch of staff and it's an exciting time with the new ownership that's really driven to improve and progress the club, of course, you want to be a part of that. It's