Carlos Corberan speaks out amid future speculation

Regardless of promotion there is set to be a season of change ahead for Albion as an array of first-team players see their contracts at The Hawthorns expire. Corberan has held talks with owner Shilen Patel on plans for the summer and beyond

News on the futures of first-team regulars Cedric Kipre, Alex Mowatt, Kyle Bartley and Matt Phillips, among other senior players, is unlikely to come until Albion's final ball has been kicked this term, but Corberan remarked that he has not seen any player affected by concern on their futures – instead he says he has seen a "very good level".

"I think one of the keys of this team is the massive level of commitment from this group of players," said Corberan. "You can talk about these things, and sometimes these things can be listed as an excuse for a bad performance from a group.

"From players who have, let's say, a more long-term contract, to players who finish their contract this year, or for the loans, the level of commitment is the highest level they can have.

"Sometimes we have more question marks about the level of commitment with the player in the last year of their contract than the level of commitment with the loans and both are in the same situation, or not, because usually loans have a contract in front of them and those in the last year do not. Does it mean they need to do more things to guarantee a continuity in football?

"Sometimes these challenges help people achieve the best level they can achieve – or sometimes it can decrease. In this team I didn't see anyone affected by this, I saw during the year a very good level of Kipre, of Bartley, of Mowatt, of Reach, of Phillips, of many players that finish their contact. In any moment they have given me minimal possibility of doubts. A massive level of commitment with the job and the club and team they are part of."