St Mirren are doing “all we are able to” to withhold preserve of in-question goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky, says supervisor Jim Goodwin.

Hladky is one of eight gamers, alongside with captain Stephen McGinn, who are out of contract at the Paisley membership after 9 June.

Goodwin confirmed St Mirren grew to turn out to be down a proposal from a membership in January for their goalkeeper.

“We will enact all we are able to to follow it to him,” Goodwin said.

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“We’re in fixed discussions with a series of gamers and Vaclav is paramount to that. He’s been an fleshy success within the last couple of seasons and is, in my understanding, one of the most prime three or four keepers within the league.

“He has attracted hobby from clubs no longer only in Scotland nevertheless also south of the border and out of the country. We’re doing all we are able to to withhold the trustworthy gamers at the membership. We can only make them presents that fit within our constructions and out funds. If anyone comes in with a bigger and greater provide, what’s going to we enact about it?”

Goodwin acknowledged the “no doubt sophisticated” distress facing gamers whose presents expire subsequent month, with clubs hesitant so as to add to their squad amid the coronavirus shutdown.

St Mirren, who hang 12 gamers beneath contract beyond subsequent month, hang identified “half of a dozen” targets, nevertheless Goodwin says the membership are “no longer in a impart to make those presents”.

When Scottish soccer used to be suspended on 13 March St Mirren had been six capabilities clear of bottom problem in ninth problem within the Premiership, having crushed Hearts within the last sport ahead of the shutdown.

Ann Toddle, the proprietor of the Tynecastle membership, is reviving plans for a momentary change to the leagues to withhold away from her membership and others suffering relegation.

Nonetheless Goodwin believes the leagues are “working correct fair the highest plot they are”.

“There are eight video games left within the Premiership and Hearts hang obtained a sound chance of getting themselves out that impart,” he educated BBC Scotland’s Sportsound programme.

“Nonetheless I win no longer believe reconstructing the league purely on that matter. The leagues are as competitive as they’ve been.”