Talks between the club and injured, out-of-contract top scorer Glenn Murray’s representative are ongoing.
Poyet added: “It’s still the same. We are still negotiating and I think between the agent and John Stephenson they have got the answer to that. It’s something we cannot control.
“I am sure that Glenn, because of the situation he is in, can push the negotiation to the end.”
Reading between the lines, the agent wants a bit more money, they are not too far apart, but other clubs have made offers too.