Motherwell boss Stuart McCall has confirmed his interest in Blues midfielder Ryan Stevenson. The 28-year-old is understood to have been in talks with the SPL club for much of Wednesday.
McCall said: "He’s a player we’re interested in but I’m sure there are a few interested in him.”
A Bradford player during Blues manager Paul Jewell's time in charge at Valley Parade, McCall is currently in Spain ahead of his side’s Europa League tie with Levante, something he hopes won’t damage his chances of signing the former Hearts, Ayr and St Johnstone man: "I just hope us being in Spain isn’t a problem.”
Stevenson, who Scottish reports claim has had his Town contract torn up in order to facilitate his exit, is understood to want to move on to play more regularly.
Whether the Blues would be willing to allow Stevenson to leave what is currently a small squad now that the move for the two Peterborough players — in particular George Boyd — has broken down remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Blues loan target Daryl Murphy was an unused sub as Celtic beat Town's one-time UEFA Cup opponents Helsingborgs IF 2-0 at Parkhead on Wednesday evening and 4-0 on aggregate in a Champions League play-off.