Hunt Would Like to Stay - Ipswich Town News
Midfielder Stephen Hunt says he’d love to stay with Town beyond the end of the season. The 32-year-old signed an initial short-term contract when he joined the Blues in November, which he subsequently extended until June.
"I’m very happy here at Ipswich and I love the area so, all being well, I can hopefully do enough to persuade the manager that I deserve a longer deal,” Hunt said in an interview with this Saturday’s matchday programme.
"That’s the aim for me and if that happens, then I will get the family over here and settle in Suffolk.
"The short-term contract I first signed was really a case of ‘what if’ and it allowed the gaffer to have a look at me, and me to have a look at Ipswich and see if things could go further.
"There weren’t any politics involved or anything like that and knowing him and TC from Wolves like I did, I knew he would be totally honest and straight down the line with me.
"Obviously I knew I had to prove myself to get into the team and thankfully I managed to get my foot in the door and I’ve done pretty well since I’ve been in.
"Now the aim is to keep working hard until the end of the season and try and get the team into the play-offs. After that, then we can hopefully sort out a longer deal.”
Hunt has made seven starts and four sub appearances for the Blues, so far without scoring.
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