The Swansea City captain has watched the on loan striker score five goals in his loan spell from Bristol City with Trundle himself having made no secret of his desire to stay.
But having now seen the last of the matches of the original loan spell end on Monday, it is now down to the two clubs to make an agreement as to what happens next.
Monk though is in no doubt as to what should happen โEveryone knows Trunds is a legend at this club โ but heโs had to start with a clean slate,โ said Monk in today’s Western Mail
โHeโs come here on loan and made no bones about the fact he wants to stay โ and I think heโs done everything asked of him.
โHeโs got five goals and you canโt knock that, especially when most of his appearances have come off the subs bench.
โBut I think just as important is the work heโs put in since heโs come back. Heโs fitting straight into what weโre trying to do as a squad and heโs definitely got that hunger to do well.
โHeโs slimmed down a lot and heโs probably the fittest Iโve ever seen him โ you can see he really wants it and, if it does get agreed for him to stay on, then itโs deserved.
โHe really has got his head down since heโs been here
โHe certainly hasnโt moaned because heโs perhaps not started as many games as he would like, heโs just waited for his chances and taken them.
โIโm sure now, if he knows his situation about his future, weโll see the best of him with that confidence back, while still having that hunger to make sure he stays for even longer.โ