Town MD Ian Milne says he knows nothing of the weekend reports of Crystal Palace interest in keeper Bartosz Bialkowski and says owner Marcus Evans and manager Mick McCarthy will look at which areas of the squad might need strengthening during January in the next couple of weeks.
A report on Sunday claimed Bialkowski, 30, was interesting the Eagles, who are keen to add a keeper to their ranks during January.
Milne says there’s currently nothing new to report ahead of January with the Blues already having agreed a deal to sign 19-year-old Waterford striker Aaron Drinan when the window opens next week.
"I’m sure Marcus and Mick are looking to see what’s out there,” he told BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch prior to the Boxing Day game against QPR. "Have I heard any news about Bart and anybody else? No, we haven’t heard about Bart.
"Bart is one of our number one players, if I can put it like that. In previous seasons, I’m surprised that nobody has come after him, and they haven’t. We’re naturally very keen to keep him and I know he wants to stay."
While there is likely to be speculation regarding Bialkowski among others during the window, Milne points out that owner Evans has turned down significant bids in the past for key players - most notably the £7 million offer from Leicester for David McGoldrick in August 2014 - rather than cashing in and using the funds generated for wider squad rebuilding.
"We have kept players even though there have been bids out there for him to strengthen the squad,” he said.
"So it is what’s right for the squad and at the moment with such good attacking football going on, and winning football, Marcus and Mick are not going to let that go lightly. We’re pushing on and pushing forward.”
However, he says players’ heads can sometimes be turned, even if he doesn’t think that is happening with anyone in the squad at the present time.
"Sometimes the salaries being offered by the Premier League sides will turn heads, but at the moment I’m not hearing any bad signs from the squad or anybody else that people are keen to go. It’s a very happy squad and a very confident squad.”
Regarding January additions, does Milne believe Evans is likely to give McCarthy any money to spend during the window, the Blues boss having previously suggested loans are the most likely option unless anyone is sold.
"I think that over the next couple of weeks, if they feel that they are weak in a certain area, and let’s face it I think in midfield [due to the current injury problems] we’re weak, and there are some opportunities, I’m sure they will look at it,” Milne added.
"They don’t want to disappoint themselves or the fans when we’re 10th and going the right way. There’s every possibility they will start looking and see what’s available.”
Bialkowski is one of a number of players whose contracts are up in the summer but with the club having an option to keep them for a further year which needs to be triggered before the season’s final match.
Cole Skuse, Teddy Bishop, Adam McDonnell, Luke Hyam, Kieffer Moore and Kevin Bru are in the same position, while the Blues exercised the option in Jonas Knudsen’s deal last week with his terms requiring that the additional year must be activated by the end of December.
David McGoldrick’s deal is up at the end of June but with no option for an extra year in the Irish international's contract.
Asked whether the contract situation will be addressed soon, Milne said: "It is a long list and they will go through it and start working on them, as they already have with some of them, sorting it out. We’ll see how the transfer season goes and that will be part of it as well.”