Motherwell manager Mark McGhee couls lose three players before the season starts.

Motherwell midfielder Bob Malcolm is keeping his options open for season 2008-09 and beyond. He has been offered an extension to his current short term deal by manager Mark McGhee but he can only wait so long before he gets a definitive answer. Malcolm helped the Steelmen qualify for the UEFA Cup after joining on a short-term deal in February after he left Derby. McGhee said: "Bob said that for the next couple of weeks he would like to keep his options open and see what's out there, he doesn't want to rush anything. I have given him until the start of pre-season training, which is July 3, before we have to look elsewhere."

While Malcolm could be swayed by the prospect of European football, McGhee faces losing another couple of players in the shape of Ross McCormack and Simon Lappin. McCormack, who held talks with Wigan in January, is looking for a chance down in England, while Lappin wants to take his chances back at Norwich after his loan spell at Fir Park ended. Lappin impressed McGhee during the run-in and could yet end up at Fir Park but he wants another chance at impressing City boss Glenn Roeder, who dropped the former St Mirren midfielder shortly after taking over from Peter Grant as manager. McGhee said: "I have spoken to Ross. He has one or two options that might come to fruition, and if they do it will be really hard to keep him at Motherwell. If they don't then we might be in with a chance. Simon Lappin is someone who wants to go back to Norwich and see where he stands. We are still hopeful of brining in a few new players. I'm trying hard, speaking to a lot of people all the time."

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