Ross County boss Malky Mackay is well aware Regan Charles-Cook won’t be short of options but knows he will continue to give 100 per cent as long as he is at the Highland club.
The Grenada international is out-of-contract in the summer but he has impressed with 13 Premiership goals for the top six-chasing Staggies.
Mackay admitted they are still in talks with Charles-Cook but conceded that he will have big-money offers from both sides of the border.
He has been linked to Hibs and Aberdeen in recent months but Mackay said: “Regan’s a young lad, and I’ve spoken a lot about my thoughts on him this year.
“He’s in a situation where he’s out of contract in the summer, and he has scored a lot of goals, so he’s going to attract attention.
“He will have as many options as he and his agent decide to have in the summer.
“What we do is speak to him on a regular basis, him and his agent, and it has been a very amicable conversation with the club in terms of what we can offer.
“Then it’s up to an individual to decide if the grass is greener somewhere else.
“Everybody has their own thoughts on what they do with their own career.”
Mackay knows that County can’t compete with other clubs financially and it all comes down to trying to develop him even further.
He added: “No, because at the end of the day money talks.
“If someone decides that they’re going to double his wages, what can you do? Anybody would have to look at that.
“Genuinely, at the moment, we’ve got Steven (Ferguson) talking to some agents. We discuss things every day.
“At the end of the day it really is down to what an individual thinks is best for their next step.
“Nobody has a crystal ball, so you can go and do something and think it will work, and it does, and it moves you on to something else so that when you look back on your career you say you were glad you did that.
“Or, you can say you wish you didn’t do that. There are so many factors involved in that, there is no right or wrong answer.
“We could say Regan should stay here, in this environment, and become an even more well-rounded player and get even more experience here, which would take him to another level.
“You could argue that both ways.
“What I’ve got is a player that I know is committed until the end of the season.”
