BRAMBLE REJECTS NEW DEAL
The highly-rated central defender has been offered a further two years on top of his present deal, which expires in the summer of 2004.
Bramble was dropped by Ipswich boss George Burley for Sunday's Premiership defeat at home to Newcastle with the manager citing the 20-year-old's recent poor form as the reason behind his omission.
The England Under-21 international has failed to recapture the sparkling displays that lit up his maiden campaign in the top flight, and stamped him out as a future star.
He has been linked with a string of bigger clubs in the past and, should Ipswich succumb to relegation, which is a distinct possibility given their present plight, Bramble could be sacrificed to balance the books.
Town boss Burley has admitted that Bramble has rejected the offer of a contract extension, but is planning further talks with the youngster and his agent Jonathan Barnett.
Burley said: "We did make Titus an offer. It is normal practice to do this with any young player. It is an on-going situation and we are still hopeful of reaching an agreement.
"I have spoken to his agent a number of times and, at the moment, there is no agreement. We will just have to see where we go from here."
