Doncaster Rovers forward John Marquis has addressed his future following links with a move to Sunderland last month.
Marquis has taken League One by storm this season scoring 18 goals to help Rovers mount a serious challenge for promotion to the Championship.
The 26-year-old has 22 goals this term in all competitions and is one of the third tier's most deadly marksmen.
Sunderland were on the lookout for two new forwards last month following the departure of top scorer Josh Maja and loan man Jerome Sinclair and lodged bids for a number of players.
Marquis was one of those players, with Rovers rejecting bids of £1.25million and £2million from the Black Cats.
Doncaster boss Grant McCann came out and said the Yorkshire outfit were sending a message to their fans and their League One promotion rivals by keeping hold of the former Millwall forward.
And Marquis has admitted there was very little prospect of a move away from the Keepmoat Stadium last month.
"I was just sat at home, watching tele, I popped to Asda, that was it really," he joked when asked about Sunderland's deadline day bids.
"All jokes aside, I knew what was happening.
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"After training I sat down with the manager. It was pretty clear what the manager, Gavin Baldwin [chief executive] and the club's stance was - I wasn't going anywhere.
"That was fine and that was it."
However, when pressed about his future beyond this season, Marquis hinted he will consider his options if Rovers fail to win promotion from League One.
"The summer is a different time, things may change," he admitted, speaking to the Doncaster Free Press.
"The club's view on it may be different then. My contract will be going into my last year and the club's approach may be different.
"I've always said I want to play as high as possible, I want to challenge myself and I want to improve.
"I'm doing that at the minute at Doncaster.
"In the summer it may be a different story."
