Whites first for FrazerFrazer Richardson will listen to the offer of a new contract from Leeds United before considering any outside interest in his signature.
United's club captain and longest-serving player is approaching the end of his deal at Elland Road, but it is anticipated that Leeds will attempt to keep him beyond the summer.
Richardson is one of only three senior professionals at United out of contract – Jonathan Douglas and David Lucas could also become free agents next month – and he will now decide the next step in his career after manager Simon Grayson met with Leeds' squad on Monday for the final time before the break.
United's academy product, who turns 27 this year, has amassed more than 150 appearances during the best part of a decade with Leeds, a period in which he has played in three different divisions.
The right-back may find other domestic clubs interested in signing him but his agent, Alex Black, insisted neither he nor Richardson have as yet given any thought to looking elsewhere.
Black said: "It seems that there's going to be an offer from Leeds, although we're not sure of what level that will be at. Everything's a bit fresh at the moment because the season only finished on Thursday, but I'm planning to sit down with Frazer in the next couple of days and see what he's thinking. We'll then see what Leeds have to say.
"He's been there a long time and he's not desperate to leave by any means, but he does need to make sure that he makes the right decision for his career.
"When we know where Leeds stand we'll be able to properly assess the situation, but we honestly haven't explored any other opportunities because Frazer's been totally focused on the last few months of the season. The first port of call is to see what comes from Leeds."
Richardson was a fixture in United's team for the first half of the 2008-09 season but lost his place after tearing a thigh muscle in the league game at Brighton.
He was replaced at right-back by Douglas and despite featuring as a substitute against Northampton on the final day of the season, he did not make Leeds' 16-man squad for either leg of the League One play-off semi-final against Millwall.
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