Thursday 27 August 2015 11:02, UK
Jonathan Walters is keen to remain a Stoke City player but only if the club offers him a new contract he feels shows they value him.
Republic of Ireland forward Walters is out of contract at the end of the season and was the subject of a bid from Norwich City last week, reported to be £1.5m.
That offer was rejected by Stoke, and boss Mark Hughes said after their 1-1 draw with the Canaries on Saturday that he would like the 31-year-old to stay at the Britannia Stadium.
Walters played, and scored, in the Capital One Cup victory at Luton on Tuesday after a spell out with illness but he hinted the deal on the table was not satisfactory.
"I want to stay. I've been here five years, this is my sixth season and it's the longest I've been at any club," he said in The Sentinel.
"When you've been here so long, you get to know not just the players, even though there's been a huge turnaround, but the whole club and everyone involved. I've got a lot of friends here.
"There's a contract there but [not one for me to consider]. People behind the scenes know why and I'll leave it with my agents and lawyer. I can't really go too much into it.
"In my eyes, if they valued me, it would be there and it's not there so... talk's cheap when it comes to things like these and I'll leave it for the men behind the scenes to sort out.
"Of course, I'd be disappointed if I had to leave the club.
"We've improved every year and I can give you every stat for those years and I'm probably in the top two for everything."
