Clayton Ince has told the club's official web-site that his impending contract situation at the club has not affected his main objective of trying to keep Crewe Alexandra in the Championship.
The Trinidad and Tobago International is out of contract this summer after six years with the club and with manager Dario Gradi stressing that no negotiations will be taking place until we know which division we will be next season, the likeable Ince will do his best to ensure that we will be playing Championship football again next season.
Ince told crewealex.net: "To be honest I'm not really thinking about my contract situation at the moment. We have three games left and the most important thing is for me to help Crewe stay in this league.
"It is a big month for me and I know I will have to perform as well as I can to help Crewe and maybe show the manager that I deserve a new contract. I have been here for six years and they will have the first option.
"I will sit down with the manager after the season has finished and I'd love to stay if everything works out well for me.
He added: "Before that we have three difficult games coming up, starting with Stoke this Saturday and every point is vital for us. They are a physical side to play against and are difficult to break down, but hopefully we can get our game going and get the right result."