Sule expects Glens future to be settled at end of season
Glentoran midfielder Fuad Sule says he will probably wait to the end of the season to determine if he will stay at the east Belfast club. The 28-year-old moved from Premiership champions Larne to the Oval in the summer of 2023.Sule has been a key figure in Glentoran's resurgence this season and they are currently on an unbeaten run of 15 games.However, his contract expires at the end of the season and negotiations are continuing over a possible new deal."It's been very well documented, the situation with me at the moment - the people there are looking after the negotiations," said Sule."All I can do is try my best to perform at the best of my ability on a Friday or Saturday. I feel like I'm doing that at the moment."I don't tend to let these kind of things kind of influence me in how I play. It just depends on what happens and I'll probably wait until the end of the season to see what happens."Declan Devine's team have already won the Co Antrim Shield this season and they continued their excellent form with a 2-1 victory at Coleraine on Friday night."You can't build a house on poor foundations and I think the manager has laid the foundations for us to build on since the pre-season."You can see the results of that now coming to the fore on a weekly basis [and we're] more consistent."
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