Alan Judge says nothing surprises him in football any more after opening up on his curious contract situation.
And the Republic of Ireland international is now weighing up his options ahead of a move away from Ipswich Town.
Judge found out last week that he won’t play for the Tractor Boys again this season.
The Dubliner, 32, has made 29 starts for the League One club this season and another would automatically trigger a 12-month contract extension.
But new Ipswich boss Paul Cook told Judge last week that the club was not prepared to activate that extension.
Today, Judge said: “With the last year that I’ve had, this is not the way I wanted to end my time at Ipswich Town but this is football.
“In all honesty nothing surprises me anymore in this industry.
“I was made aware of my contract situation on Thursday morning, that if I played one more game from the start my contract would be extended.
“We both came to the agreement there was no point in risking our positions from both sides perspective
“Me and my family have built up a great life here and met some lovely people at Ipswich, in and out of the club.
“We have thoroughly enjoyed living in Suffolk. We now await our next adventure wherever that may take us.”
Last week, Cook - the former Sligo Rovers boss - said: “It’s not ideal for us or Alan because I would have liked to have had him available for us over the rest of the season.
“I told him we’re not in a position to trigger that extension to his contract and, because of the situation, we won’t be considering him for the remaining games.”
