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Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham says it would be a bad sign if there were no bids for him in January.

But the 28-year-old says his only aim is to ensure Cardiff are promoted.

"It is flattering. You know you're doing your job right if you're going to get a bit of interest," he said.

"It's just great to be linked with such clubs and things like that, but my dream as soon as I got here was to get Cardiff to the Premier League and that's what I want to do."

The left-footer signed a new three-year deal in August, 2012 and says he has made the right choice, with Cardiff sitting proudly at the top of the Championship table.

"I think the boys are relishing it, I think they enjoy the whole expectancy, especially with the home games," said Whittingham, who was speaking at a pre-Christmas visit by Cardiff City players to the Ty Hafan children's hospice in Cardiff.

"We enjoy it and we deserve to be there [top of the Championship]."

Whittingham has played more than 250 games for Cardiff since joining in 2007 from Aston Villa in a £350,000 deal, scoring more than 60 goals.

But despite playing his trade out of the top flight, the playmaker believes his time at Cardiff has improved him.

"I think I'm a better all-round player now and I probably relish the physical battle as much as the whole on-the-ball-thing now, which is only going to be good for me," Whittingham added.

"I've had to develop; you come down from the Premier League and it's always going to be hard because the games come thick and fast here.

"I feel as though it took me a little while to adapt, which I think it does with quite a number of Premier League players coming down here.

"But I feel as though I've done that and I'm reaping the rewards now."