Portsmouth boss Steve Cotterill has refused to comment on his club’s interest in Town skipper Grant Leadbitter. Yesterday, Blues boss Paul Jewell revealed that Town had turned down a bid from Pompey for the 25-year-old.
Cotterill said: "As far as I know, our chief executive has spoken to one of the Ipswich guys [regarding Leadbitter].
"It’s not come out publicly from us. Maybe they want it to come out publicly. It’s not something I’d discuss in public. He’s not our player.”
Elsewhere, Stoke’s Ryan Shotton is set to join Burnley before the weekend, according to reports in Lancashire. Town and the Clarets are both understood to have made offers of around £1 million for the 22-year-old with Blues boss Paul Jewell yesterday playing down the club’s chances of landing the central defender or right-back.