SEB Larsson is happy for Sunderland to put talks about his contract on hold until the summer.

The Swedish international, speaking on duty with his country ahead of Saturday’s game with Belarus, has a deal which expires at the end of the season when he will become a free agent.

It is a situation he is familiar with having allowed his contract to run down in previous years and the Black Cats’ position at the foot of the Premier League table makes it difficult to commit to contract talks.

Sunderland manager David Moyes has recently suggested he will not be handing out new deals until he is clear what division the club will be playing in next season.

And Larsson, an international who will not be short of offers, is also happy to wait.

The experienced Scandinavian said: "My situation is very relaxed. My contract expires in the summer. That's about where we are. What happens in the summer, we get to later.

“This is not a new situation for us. All the focus is on Sunderland and help the club.”

Larsson was part of the Sweden side dumped out of the Euros at the group stage last summer and he underwent knee surgery shortly after.

He only made his comeback shortly before Christmas and has been a regular for Moyes since then, which has earned him a recall to for his country.