His short-term future may be uncertain but goalkeeper Stephen Henderson has underlined his ambition to become West Ham’s number one.
On loan at Portman Road until January, the 24-year-old Dubliner makes no secret of his desire to oust veteran Finland star Jussi Jaaskelainen at Upton Park.
He said: "I like to think I can become first choice. I’ve a four-year contract and I’m only in my first year so there’s a long way to go. I might be wrong, but I don’t think they want me out just yet.
"I’ve only been at West Ham for five or six months so hopefully I can show them what I can do while I’m here and we can take it from there.
"It’s a great club and it’s somewhere I’d love to establish myself as the number one goalkeeper. It’s a fantastic club and fan base, the same as Ipswich is, but I want to be a Premier League goalkeeper and it’s my aim to be one with West Ham.”
Henderson moved to the Hammers in May after a brief loan spell and his first team experience has been restricted to two appearances in the Capital One Cup, a 2-0 home win over Crewe and a 4-1 defeat by Wigan at Upton Park.
He added: "It has been a bit frustrating at Upton Park but it’s down to me that I’m not in the team at the minute. I haven’t done enough to get in the side and I’d be the first to admit that.
"It’s probably for the best because there are a lot of keepers who have gone into the Premier League, it hasn’t gone for them and they’ve just disappeared.
"It obviously isn’t meant to be at the minute but being here and playing games will help me and hopefully help Ipswich as well.”