Linfield have been handed a boost ahead of Tuesday night's crucial league meeting with Crusaders with the news that captain Jamie Mulgrew has agreed a new one-year deal with the club.
Mulgrew has played over 700 games for the Blues and boss David Healy hailed the 36-year-old's influence on the club.
"Jamie is an influential figure at the club and his hunger to succeed remains undiminished,"Healy told the club website.