Paul Jewell says the Blues’ move for Peterborough’s George Boyd could be revived in the future. Boyd was at Portman Road with team-mate Paul Taylor on Wednesday but unlike the striker, who signed a three-year deal, was unable to agree terms.
Jewell said: "I met George here and his representatives met us and for different reasons the deal couldn’t be done.
"I don’t want to go into the nuances of that, it’s something I try not to get involved in anyway, but it might be revisited later on, he’s out of contract next year, it might not. As simple as that.
"He’s a good player, George, we would have liked him, but it couldn’t be done. At the moment, we’ve got to just deal with the players we’ve got for tomorrow and then after tomorrow try and improve the squad.”
The Blues boss wouldn't get into discussions on whether Boyd might come in on loan with a view to a permanent deal in the future: "He’s Darren Ferguson’s player, he’s a Peterborough player and that’s not really for me to say. We tried to get him, it didn’t happen. He’s not the only player that I’ve tried to get this week that didn’t happen.
"As I said to you at Southend, there are numerous players we’ve been in for but for different reasons they haven’t happened.”
The wages on offer at Town are understood to be a long way short of the deal Boyd was after, he is Peterborough’s highest-paid player, while it’s believed he was looking for a four-year contract, while a shorter-term deal was offered by the Blues.
Jewell says the former Stevenage man is on big money for a club of Peterborough’s stature: "I think with Boyd it’s well-documented that they’ve given him a decent contract there, but it’s not just down to money, there are different factors that I don’t really get involved in.”
As of lunchtime yesterday there had been no moves for any members of Jewell's squad aside from Ryan Stevenson, who rejoined Hearts on a free transfer: "There's been no interest in any of our players at the moment. I’d like to get a couple of the youngsters out on loan.
"I spoke to Ronan Murray today and we’re pleased with Ronan, but there’s nothing quite like playing real football. The U21s is all right but there’s nothing like playing in proper football.”