Ipswich Town goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky says he still faces an uncertain future ahead of the players returning for pre-season training on Monday.

The Czech custodian played a starring role in the Blues' promotion to the Premier League last season, but is soon to be out of contract.

Speaking to Canal+ Sport back in his hometown city of Brno earlier this week, the 33-year-old said: "I don’t know (about my future) and, truth be told, I don’t know when I’ll find out.

“I think the deadline is 30th June when my contract ends. That’s Saturday, if I’ve got my dates right, and on Monday we report back for training. I think, in that week, I should know for sure if I’ll be at Ipswich or if something else awaits me.”

Hladky joined Ipswich in the summer of 2021 having impressed in League Two for Salford. He operated as back-up to Christian Walton as the Blues secured promotion from League One, then took his chance with both hands after Walton suffered a pre-season foot injury.

“Ever since we opened negotiations on a new contract in January, we’ve followed a clear line that our preferred choice would be Ipswich - I want to stay at Ipswich, I want to extend my time there,” he explained.

“At this point there’s been a slight change in the situation because the negotiations have been tough going and not exactly the way we were expecting them to play out.

“So right now we’re following a strategy where we’ll sit down and take a look at any offer that lands on our desk, weigh-up all the pros and cons. It’s not like I would prefer this or that destination or league. It really is a case of, whatever comes along, I’ll sit down with my agent and with my wife, and assess it.”

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Ipswich recently took up their one-year extension option in Christian Walton's contract, released Nick Hayes, while Scotland U21 international Cieran Slicker has said the plan is for him to go out on loan. 

Several media outlets have reported that the Blues are interested in signing Brighton keeper Carl Rushworth, the 22-year-old having impressed on loan at Swansea last season, while they've also been linked to Croatia keeper Dominik Livakovic, who is currently at Fenerbache.