Blues left-back Jonas Knudsen has confirmed there was “concrete” interest in him from Middlesbrough and Stoke in the summer and says he is still to receive the offer of a new deal from Town with his current terms up at the end of the season.
The Potters were reported to have made a £1 million offer for the 26-year-old, while Boro were also said to be interested.
"There was something concrete in it, but sometimes things are not going to fall into place as you would like,” Sport Witness quotes Knudsen, who won his sixth Denmark cap in last night’s 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland in Aarhus, as having told Danish newspaper Tipsbladet.
"That’s the way it is. This summer I had a year left, and now I have half a year left, it’s a new situation in January. We will see.
"I have made sure to play and concentrate on it. Sometimes you want to try something new and you will be disappointed, but you cannot resist it. You have to focus on the next game and that’s really what I’m doing right now because I’m happy at Ipswich.”
Regarding his situation with Town, he added: "I’m out [of contract] in the summer and I have not heard anything from the club or the owner.
"I will also look at my own situation and, for January, the window will open again, when I can also talk freely with other clubs. Then we have to take it from there.”
"I have to look after myself. I’ve played over 160 matches lately and have not heard anything, so that’s how it is.
"I’m very open. I have always said that I like England, but I do not exclude other possibilities. If anything comes from other countries, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, I’m open to it.
"I’ve had a great deal in England over the past three and a half years, and if something comes from outside, I’m ready for it.”
However, Knudsen, who joined the Blues from his local side Esbjerg fB in 2015, isn’t ruling out staying with Town: "But I’m very open and if Ipswich want to talk, then we have to take it from there.
"But they should start the dialogue. And it’s clear that I have to look at what opportunities I have because I will also continue to be part of this national team.”