ADELAIDE coach Brenton Sanderson still has another season left on his initial three-year deal but would be keen to extend it early, claiming a bright future is ahead at West Lakes.

It was reported on Tuesday night that the Crows had already approached Sanderson's management about extending his stay at the club Sanderson insisted that looming contract talks wouldn't prove a distraction next season.

"There's certainly no rush, I haven't really spoken about it to anyone to be honest … if it ends up that the club offers me a contract extension, I'd be really thrilled with that," Sanderson said.

"The relationship's really strong [with the club], I really like here, I've become quickly attached to this young group.

"If the club says to me they'd like to extend my contract I'd certainly sit down with them, but whether it's the end of this year or the end of next year, it's no real issue for me."

While the Crows have failed to live up to expectations in 2013, Sanderson said next season was full of promise for the young team – headlined by its move to the redeveloped Adelaide Oval.

"We've seen this week with Michael Voss and the changing landscape with coaching, Fremantle targeting Ross Lyon 18 months ago, success is really important," he said.

"You've got to have a short-term and long-term vision of where you want the club to go and I'm really excited with the move to Adelaide Oval next year, we get a few guys back from injury - I think we're going to be a really strong, young side for a few years to come.

"The future's really bright for our team."