Aberdeen defender Shay Logan says the chance to play in the Champions League could convince him to stay at Pittodrie beyond this season.
The Dons full back is out of contract in the summer and has yet to decide on where his future lies.
The Englishman has three children who are based in the north-west of England and the desire to be closer to them has cast doubt on whether he will extend his stay.
Logan, however, insists his short-term pain of being away from his family would be tempered by the chance to play in European football’s highest level.
That is what is tantalisingly on offer as the Dons chase a first league championship in 31 years.
Winning the Scottish Premiership title would be a remarkable achievement for the Dons and with the title comes the chance to play in the Champions League, a prospect which could yet sway Logan towards staying at the club.
He said: “People say my family is down south, but I played in London for three years before I came here, so I have been away for a long time.
“It’s not the best but I have to think of my career. The family are a big part of the decision, but not the only factor.
“Anyone who has kids knows it’s tough. It’s not like people who work offshore and don’t see them for two or three weeks.
“I don’t know what I am going to do yet. I just take every day as it comes and enjoy every moment.
“I’ve always got a smile on my face because I enjoy being at this place.
“Champions League might make it a heck of a difference. That would be a massive thing.”
Logan has dismissed suggestions he has already decided to quit Pittodrie and seek a return to England in the summer.
He professes to having loved his time in the Granite City, which is why if he does bid the club farewell this summer it will not be a decision he has taken lightly.
He said: “I have yet to speak to the manager, but I am sure that will happen in the next few weeks.
“I love playing for Aberdeen. I love the city and the people in it. I’m part of a great bunch of lads and I get on with everyone from the cleaners who come to my house to the groundstaff who I talk to daily.
“I love it – and that’s why it’s going to be a big decision. I’ll have to take real consideration as to what I do.
“People need to understand that football is a short career. My family will always be there, but football won’t. That has to come into my decision. It will be on all aspects. It won’t be taken lightly.”