Town keeper Bartosz Bialkowski says he’s close to agreeing a new contract with the Blues.
The Pole, whose current deal is up this summer but with Town having an option for a further season, told Polish website 2x45.info that he and the Blues aren’t far away from agreeing new terms.
"The talks about the new contract have already begun," he said. "I think we're close to finalising the deal.
"I'm very happy here and would like to stay in the club. If we reach an agreement I think the new deal will be longer than one year."
The 28-year-old joined the Blues from Notts County on what was initially a free transfer in the summer of 2014, having previously had a spell on loan at Town when a Southampton player without making a senior appearance.
Bialkowski says he would be happy to spend the rest of his career in English football.
"I wouldn't mind that at all," he admitted. "I can't make any definite promises because the life of a footballer is full of surprises but I can't deny I'm feeling great in England. I've been here 10 years and played longer in the UK than Poland."
More immediately, he is hoping to keep his place in the side once Dean Gerken returns from his shoulder injury.
"I want to show my best so the gaffer has no reason to change his first-choice keeper," he continued. "Every game is important. We play Bristol City on Saturday and I'm pretty sure I'll start.
"But for the next game [against Hull] a week later, Gerken should be fit and the manager will have to decide who's his number one.
"I didn't lose my place in the starting line-up because of a dip in form but because of the tragic family event [the death of his father]. But the manager has been happy with my performances so far, so I am quite optimistic about the future."
He added: "The competition has always been fierce and neither of us could ever feel 100 per cent certain about his place.
"It's all in my hands now and I hope I am going to stay in goal for the rest of the season. I know I deserve it."
Reflecting on Town's promotion push, the Braniewo-born keeper said: "It's going to be really tough. There are so many teams trying to get into the top six and the table is really tight.
"It can all be decided yet again in the very last game of the season. We'd like to at least repeat last year's achievement and reach play-offs. Once we're there, anything can happen."
He added: "We reached play-offs last year and I even won promotion with Southampton but I was nowhere near the starting XI so I decided to leave.
"Maybe third time lucky? It won't be easy but I guess never is. The Premier League is definitely my dream."
Bialkowski says fellow Pole Piotr Malarczyk is settling into life in England: "Piotr is pretty much on his own now and he has no problems communicating in English.
"I obviously helped him a bit at first but I never had to babysit him or anything like that!
"We spend a lot of time together outside football and Piotrek visits us quite often. It's definitely a nice thing to have another countryman in the team and I'm sure Piotrek feels the same way as he's lived alone in England so far."