Clarke dazzled in the Championship for Sunderland last season and earned a Premier League move to promoted Ipswich, but has started just 10 top flight games and is now preparing to return to the Championship after Town’s relegation.
They could well end up swapping places with Sunderland, who have secured a place in the Championship play-offs.
But Clarke has no regrets about his move last summer, insisting he’s happy at Ipswich and has no intention of moving on.
Despite his relative lack of football this season, Clarke has been linked with a move to PSV but said: “I’ve got no ambition to be anywhere else.
“If something happens over the summer it’ll probably be out of our hands – but there’s nowhere I’d rather be playing football next season.”
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The season hasn’t gone to plan for Clarke or Ipswich but the winger thinks he’s developed at Portman Road.
“I feel like I’ve made improvements, but that’s just time really,” he told the East Anglian Daily Times.
“Every week I’m trying to improve in training and stuff like that, but every team we face poses a different test.
“So then you’ve got to adapt to the game, while also trying to learn this new role as a benchmark.
“So it’s taking a bit of time, but I feel like I’m better equipped now than I was at the start of the season and hopefully that can reciprocate into some good performances.
“The more you play, the more confidence you have and the more things you feel like you can try.
“But it’s a results-based industry – if you’re playing and you’re not winning, then obviously other people deserve opportunities and stuff.
“Whether my opportunities have come in bits and bobs, I’m still grateful to be on the pitch and playing regardless.
“Weirdly, it’s probably been one of the most enjoyable seasons, without actually winning that many games – just in terms of the experience and the level that we’re competing against.
“Whether it’s for one season or numerous seasons down the line, it’s been one of those that we’ll all appreciate much later on in our lives.”
