Kevin Keegan has told Steven Taylor there will be no
contract talks until Newcastle have secured their place in the
Premier League.
The Magpies' shocking run of form has seen them slump to
within three points of the bottom three.
With relegation now at the forefront of their minds, Keegan says
contract talks will not be taking place in the foreseeable
future.
"We want to make sure we stay in this division," he is quoted in
the Daily Star.
"Only then can we look at those things.
"Of course it is important to the player but right now there are
other matters we should be more concerned about."
At the weekend Taylor revealed his discontent at the lack of
progress over talks about extending his current contract - which
has just 18 months left to run.
The homegrown Geordie defender has been linked with a summer
move away from St James' Park, with Liverpool said to be amongst
those keeping tabs on the 22-year-old.