Ipswich Town are yet to receive a single bid for highly-rated striker Connor Wickham, according to manager Paul Jewell. Jewell told the BBC that gossip column suggestions of bids from Liverpool and Sunderland for the England Under 21 international are inaccurate and there has been no official approaches for the 18-year-old. He said: "There's been enquiries, there's always enquiries, there's been enquiries ever since I've been here. "Enquiries don't mean anything, I could get through to Barcelona and enquire about Messi, I don't think I'll get him. "We don't want to sell Connor Wickham, but if he wants to leave and the right offer comes in then we'll have to consider it. "But until then - Connor's never given me any indication he wants to leave - our backs aren't against the wall, we're in control of the situation." Wickham, an unused substitute in yesterday's European Championships opener against Spain, signed a new contract in April that ties him to the Tractor Boys until 2014. He already has 33 starts and 32 substitute appearances at Championship level, and has found the net 13 times. The youngster was the subject of a large amount of transfer speculation last summer and looks set for another off-season as a regular in the tabloid rumour mills. Jewell admits interest in Wickham could increase as the new season draws closer. He said: "Things will start hotting up as we come back for pre-season. "I know how it works, a manager thinks he's got a squad together and something happens injury-wise pre-season and he'll look around seeing what's available. "So there's no point getting up tight about it."
to me - this is a " bid and we'll accept " bit of talk. We've signed Chop's, we're linked to other strikers. Pretty sure Connor will be off, its just a case of getting a fee that suits.
