Boss Joe Royle says that striker Dean Bowditch has a big future at the club. Royle says there is no truth to reported rumours that the Blues are ready to offload the England U19 international.

The Town manager said: "We have received neither enquiries nor offers for Dean - and we're definitely not inviting any. We still believe he has a future here and we see it is a big future. He is still a young man in whom we have a great deal of faith.

"Dean has to find the end product to all the lovely skill of his, but he's still a young man who is still growing."

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