Geordan Murphy will wait until the end of the season before making a decision on his future at Leicester Tigers.
The Irish full-back is weighing up the prospects of carrying on his playing career for another season or making a possible move into coaching.
Club legend Murphy has been at Welford Road for 15-and-a-half years and has proven during his 12 appearances this season that he is still one of the most gifted players in the league.
But knee problems have helped to limit his starting slots to just eight so far this term, and Murphy admitted the state of that injury would play a large part in whether he continued to play the game in 2013-14.
"I will see how my knee is because that has been troublesome," he said.
"Once I have played two or three games on the trot and pulled through them, I will have a look at it (carrying on playing).
"But that decision will be made at the end of the year."
Murphy is in full training with the rest of the squad this week as they prepare for the trip to Northampton Saints on Saturday afternoon.
He knows the battle with the fast-improving Mat Tait for a starting shirt means he will have to be on top of his game.
"I am trying to get fitter, but my body is good and I want to get out there," said Murphy. "I want to put pressure on Mat."
