Town’s move for Peterborough midfielder George Boyd appears less and less likely to be successful despite his Posh team-mate Paul Taylor agreeing terms with the Blues earlier this evening.
On Monday, the clubs agreed a fee understood to be in the region of £1.75 million to £2 million, the players failing to agree terms after talks at Portman Road yesterday.
Speaking on Sky’s The Footballers’ Football Show this evening, Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony said that one of the players, presumably Taylor, was back in talks with Town - with his personal terms now agreed - but that Boyd is no longer keen on the move.
He said: "One of them is in discussions again and something could happen by the time I leave the show.
"One of them has definitely said no. That’s his prerogative, he feels it’s not the right move for him.”
We understand that Boyd was keen on the switch in principle but that the wages on offer at Portman Road were some distance from the terms he was looking for.
While seemingly dead deals have a habit of being revived on the final day of the transfer window, it does appear that the Blues may now have to look elsewhere for midfield recruits.
Meanwhile, Blues youngster Joe Whight could go out on loan on deadline day with League One Yeovil understood to be amongst the interested clubs.