Key Millwall figure issues Jed Wallace contract update as West Brom and Burnley circle

Millwall manager Gary Rowett has insisted that Jed Wallace will need to move on from the Lions as soon as possible should he figure his future lies away from The Den with pre-season training about to begin.

The 28-year-old’s current contract with Millwall expires next week, with the club offering him fresh terms – which Rowett has described as a ‘very, very good deal’.

However, due to the winger’s consistent form for the Lions over the years, he is wanted by other top Championship clubs on a free transfer.

West Bromwich Albion have been an admirer of Wallace, with FLW exclusively revealing last month that the Baggies were confident of getting a deal over the line.

They have now been joined by second tier newcomers Burnley though, with Vincent Kompany eyeing up a move for the creative midfielder, per The Sun.

Knowing that there is major interest in his star player, Rowett has publicly stated that Wallace now needs to make his mind up on his future so that he can plan for life either with or without him going forward as preparations begin ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.

“At some point, he’s going to have to make a decision with what he wants to do with his future,” Rowett told News at Den.

“My argument to that is that he’s a fantastic player.

“Of course we’d love him to re-sign for us, but at the same time we have to have our own plans and move forward how we want to move forward.

“We’d always be open to Jed re-signing.

“He knows where we are, we know where he is, and we’ll work incredibly hard to push forward with the other plans that we’ve got.

“I’m sure Jed’s got lots of other offers.

“He’s been made a really good offer by us, just to show desperation and ambition to try and keep our best players.

“He has to make a