Speaking to the Advertiser, Warney admitted that the Tunisian defender isnt in his plans, but the door is open if he can fight his way into the team.
"I won't lie, Belaid is well down on my list of centre-halves. He was on international duty so came back late to pre-season and didn't come to Austria with us."
"But I've laid the gauntlet down to him that if he wants to fight for his place then he has tough opposition in front of him. If he wants to be here he has to fight his way in. If he doesn't he knows where my door is."
"I'm not writing him off because I've played him more than most managers here. I've given him a fair crack of the whip and I have a good relationship with him. But there is competition for places everywhere." Warne Added.