Keeper Jak Alnwick admits “anything could happen” as his Saints contract continues to tick towards running out.
The Buddies stopper was in incredible form yet again against Hearts on Saturday, making a number of impressive close-range stops to keep his 10-man side within touching distance of the Edinburgh club.
His impressive performances haven’t gone unnoticed, with a number of clubs keeping a keen eye on the former Newcastle and Rangers goalie as his current deal with St Mirren expires this summer.
Many Saints fans are already fearing a raid from former manager Jim Goodwin, now in charge at Aberdeen, who was a huge admirer of the keeper and was actively trying to convince him to stay in Paisley over the last few months before he joined the Dons.
While Alnwick revealed he isn’t quite sure where his future lies, he’s comfortable with the situation and insists he’s not concerned a new deal hasn’t been signed yet.
When asked about speaking to his new boss Stephen Robinson about signing a new deal, Alnwick told Renfrewshire Live Sport: “We had a little bit of a conversation, but we have games coming up thick and fast.
“We know where we stand between me, him and the club.
“My agent is speaking to Tony Fitzpatrick quite regularly and we are just monitoring the situation.
“He knows that there’s interest and stuff like that.
“It’s going to be a decision between me and my agent and the club. There’s no pressure from the club or from me.
“It’s quite relaxed. Lads run out of contract all the time and some move on, others sign a new deal last minute.
“Anything could happen.”
Alnwick is expecting another busy shift between the sticks tomorrow night when St Mirren travel through to Glasgow to take on top-of-table Celtic at Parkhead.
The clash could well give him another chance to impress possible suitors, with new Buddies boss Stephen Robinson looking to bounce straight back from his first loss in charge on Saturday.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding his future, the Saints keeper insists his full focus is on picking up a result at Parkhead as the Paisley club look to force their way back into the top half of the table.
Alnwick said: “I hope I have nothing to do and we go and win 6-0!
“But no, I’m going to be busy.
“They’re flying and have had a disappointment in Europe so you expect a reaction.
“They are top of the league for a reason and have been different class over the campaign.
"It’s going to be difficult, we will go with a plan and you saw when we played here, when I wasn’t playing and Deano (Lyness) had a lot to do, that you expect to busy but hope that you’re not.
“That 0-0 could take us a long way this season.
“We have seen how tight it is at both ends of the table.”
