BREAKING: Trio offered new deals, Curle expected to stay while McWilliams and Pollock also sign up

Sam Hoskins, Vadaine Oliver and Michael Harriman have all been offered new contracts by the Cobblers, while manager Keith Curle is also expected to commit to the club in the coming days.

Curle, who led the Cobblers to promotion glory at Wembley on Monday evening, has agreed a two-year deal in principle but it is yet to be made official, although that is expected to be a formality.

Elsewhere, Shaun McWilliams, who's still recovering from a bad knee injury, has signed up for another season and he's joined by youngsters Scott Pollock and Jacob Ballinger.

Mark Marshall's contract has been automatically extended due to the club winning promotion to League One.

Hoskins, the club's longest-serving player and top scorer in 2019/20 with 12 goals, is out of contract this summer but he's been offered the opportunity to extend his stay at Northampton into a sixth season.

Oliver was one of the more low-key signings last summer having joined on a one-year deal from Morecambe, however his performances have been so impressive that many fans will hope he pens a new deal.

Harriman, meanwhile, played a key role in the play-offs and has also been offered a new contract.

Curle said: "We have already offered two of the young players - Scott Pollock and Shaun McWilliams - new contracts and I am delighted about that.

"As players they have lots of learning to do but they are developing and we are really pleased to give them this opportunity. We have also signed Jacob Ballinger and Ethan Johnston from the academy and Education programme, both are developing players and that is excellent news for the club.

"We are making contract offers to three players, Sam Hoskins, Vadaine Oliver and Michael Harriman, and Mark Marshall’s contract has been extended automatically after promotion.

"I have said before we are a club on an upward curve and this season proved that, with promotion and our best FA Cup run for 16 years. The profile of the club is also rising, we have been live on TV four times already in 2020 and our work now is to prepare for, plan and recruit for a higher level of football next season and to continue our progress.

“We are continuing to create and build a culture within the dressing room that accepts challenges head on. We have accountability and unity in our group which we will continue to implement and embed in to next season. We have pride in our identity, we are proud of who we are and we hope we can continue to make the supporters proud next season.”

Players already under contract for 2020/21: Steve Arnold, Joe Martin, Charlie Goode, Ryan Watson, Nicky Adams, Chris Lines, Harry Smith, Ethan Johnston, Matt Warburton, Morgan Roberts, Mark Marshall (contract extended upon promotion), Shaun McWilliams, Scott Pollock, Jacob Ballinger.