It may be one of the most used football clichés of them all but Town defender Aaron Cresswell makes no apology for using it in response to questions about his future.

Those queries will only grow in volume during the January transfer window but the left-back is sticking doggedly to his standard one-game-at-a-time reply.

Liverpool-born Cresswell said: “I’m just getting on with my football, taking every game as it comes, and whatever gets said is out of my hands.

“I’m happy here at Ipswich and I’ve just signed a new deal. I’m as committed as ever, which is why I signed the new deal about a month ago now. I love it down here. At times my form could be better but overall I’m generally happy.”

Of course, should Town receive and accept a bid for the player reckoned by boss Mick McCarthy to be the best of his kind in the Championship, the situation will dramatically change.

That is a scenario not too difficult to imagine since Cresswell has performed consistently well over the past year or so and is known to have been eyed by a number of Premier League clubs.

Long-time admirers West Brom, Fulham and Southampton were once again represented at Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Preston, along with scouts from Hull City, Stoke and Tottenham, while Aston Villa made an enquiry in the summer of 2012.

For what remains of the transfer window the transfer speculation is set to continue, especially as McCarthy has admitted that the new, more lucrative contract until June 2017 to which Cresswell recently added his signature was in part designed to ensure Town receive full market value in the event of him being sold.

For the time being Cresswell is only too happy to talk about playing in the Premier League even if the transfer window comes and goes and he remains a Town player.

He added: “If we were to get promoted it would be one of the best days of my life. Every player out there wants to play at the highest level they can. For me it would kill two birds with the one stone.”

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mrmorisato added 23:40 - Jan 7 I would hate to see Cressy leave however i would understand if a big money offer were to materialize it would ease the clubs finances in the short term and provide mick with some funds to strengthen the team. This is a policy that Sheepshanks adopted in the 90's which eventually ended up being successful....it makes good business sense for our club to make a big profit from the players the club develops. I cant bear to see the likes of Taylor leave for nothing as it would be another £1Million loss for the club.

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blueboy1981 added 17:53 - Jan 8 Dozzells Bobblehat - then don't you think it's time you stopped posting it ?
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Ipswichbusiness added 18:46 - Jan 8 According to The Times, Aston Villa made an enquiry in the summer and were quoted £8 million. The reality of it is that either we go up (this season or next) or he goes on a (hopefully) big money transfer.
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