Talking to the clubs official website, Warney spoke about JCH staying with the Millers on a new 1 year deal, which he's hoping he can improve on..
“He's had an unfortunate season and he's been out all year with his knee. I spoke to him and told him what I expected from him on and off the training ground and the pitch, I wanted to keep him hungry and I wanted to say to him that if he comes back and is in great shape and playing every week, scoring goals, then your contract will increase and the length of your contract will be looked at again."
“I'm looking forward to working with him again. I've always had a pretty open relationship with Jono and I think he's come on a lot at the end of the season but he's got a hard summer ahead of him, Me and Richie sat down with him for a good 40 minutes the other day and told him if he wants to be here, he's got to buy into this and he did, so I was pleased with that." Warne added.
“I presume it will help him and he'll go into the summer knowing that he is here next year. If he is injury free then he will be a massive handful in League One, so that's the aim. We need to get him in great shape in the summer so he can play 35-40 games for us."
“He'll have a little bit of down time first for a couple of weeks because he's spent a lot of time in the gym this year. When he comes back, all of them get treated a little bit differently, but for the first couple of weeks it's pretty generic. We need to do some work with him as well, it's just not the physicality, and it’s where we want him on the pitch at certain times and what we expect from him.”
With only a 12 month deal on the table at present, Warney is hoping that JCH can earn a better deal if he starts the new season in good form; “I said to him, it's a risk from the club's point of view giving him a one year deal and if he scores 20 goals he might be gone by January, but if he starts really well, we'll sit down and sort out a better contract, Like I said, the ball is in his court. I don't want to give out long contracts because I want to keep people on their toes and with Jono especially, there is a risk with his knee, so he needs to keep on top of that."
“There's his responsibility and there's his motivation, so that's why I've done it the way I have."