Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is keeping an open mind about whether captain Ron Vlaar has a future with the club. The Holland defender, who impressed at the World Cup, has been linked with various clubs, including Southampton.
He has a year left on his current contract, and asked on Thursday about the chances of Vlaar signing a new one at Villa Park, Lambert said: "To be fair to Ron, he has not come to us or anything.
"We have had little chats here and there, but I think his main concern was getting back after the World Cup, getting fit and hopefully being ready for Saturday (Villa's Premier League opener at Stoke).
"That is where he has been. I have a good rapport with Ron, so I don't have any problem with that whatsoever."
Then asked whether he thought Vlaar would remain loyal to Villa, Lambert replied: "I don't know. I'm not sure there is loyalty in football anymore. So we'll have to wait and see."
