Wehrman, 34, is one of 11 players off contract at the end of the season.

He has held preliminary talks with management but said the meeting was more ‘‘to see where we were at and keep it professional’’.

The Jets have adopted an up-tempo, high-pressing game under coach Gary van Egmond.

The perception is that it is suited to young legs.

Wehrman has started every game despite a disrupted pre-season due to ankle surgery and has been central to the Jets’ encouraging start.

He is third on nine points in voting for the Alex Tobin Medal for the player of the year awarded by Fox Sports. Archie Thompson and Mate Dugandzic lead on 11 points.

‘‘At the moment Kasey is a major contributor, which is fantastic,’’ van Egmond said. ‘‘We will assess it as the season goes on and we will stay in close dialogue with Kasey as well.’’

Wehrman is in no doubt about his preference.

‘‘If the club want me, I’ll sign tomorrow,’’ he said.

Van Egmond has started planning for next year and Wehrman is keen to know his position within a month.

‘‘If you are in Europe, there are a lot more clubs and places to go,’’ he said.

‘‘Here there are nine other clubs and a salary cap.

‘‘It is a tight market.

‘‘I think within a month from now they should be able to make a decision on whether they are going to keep me or not.

‘‘I have been at clubs where there is a lot of shit thrown back and forth and it ends messy. I’ll just keep playing and giving 100 per cent and hopefully we are picking up points and doing the right thing.’’

Wehrman is the oldest player in the Jets squad.

His main competitors for a starting position, Jobe Wheelhouse (26) and Ben Kantarovski (21), are eight and 13 years his junior.

‘‘I wouldn’t judge a player on a number, whether he is 17, 18 or 35, 36,’’ he said.

‘‘I look at the performance on the weekend and judge him on that.

‘‘I thought a few weeks ago maybe my time was up. ‘‘But then I came to training and thought if that was the case why am I still pressing as well as anyone else, why am I still getting out of situations as good as anyone? I think my career is far from over.’’

Wehrman, who is vice-captain, is in his second year at the Jets after a decade in Europe, mainly in Norway.

‘‘The point was to come back and finish my career where at least my family could come and watch some games, see me on TV,’’ the midfielder said.

‘‘I’m more than happy here in Newcastle. I think we are starting to build something.

‘‘I have a great place on the beach and things are going really well.

‘‘But, at the same time, I respect any manager’s decision with what he wants in the future.

‘‘I want to be a manager one day, so I have to think along those lines and put myself in those shoes.’’

Wehrman does not subscribe to the theory that a possession game is only for the young.

‘‘You can try pressing for 90 minutes, but if you don’t have football brains and leaders on the park, then you will struggle,’’ he said.

‘‘Every game we have won we have played a controlled press.

‘‘We pressed when the time was right. We didn’t do it willy-nilly.’’