Boss Mick McCarthy wouldn’t comment on the Blues’ interest in either Danny Ward or Cauley Woodrow following the 2-1 defeat at QPR, but Rotherham caretaker manager Paul Warne said that the Millers have not received a bid from Town for Ward following their 3-0 loss at Leeds.
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield following their game at Elland Road, Warne said: "I know categorically, unless someone’s got a better connection to this club and the chief executive and chairman than me, there’s been no connection with Ipswich at all.
"I know that the manager likes him because I spoke to him and who wouldn’t like Wardy?
"But I also know that no bid has put in at all [from Ipswich]. There has been one from a club, I’m not going to tell you which club and we turned it down, but it wasn’t Ipswich.”
He added: "If there was a good offer for Wardy I still don’t think we’d accept it, the chairman doesn’t want me to sell anyone, and why would I sell my best striker? But in the same way everyone’s got a value, everyone’s got a price.
Quizzed on his interest in Ward, who is out of contract at the end of the season, McCarthy remained tightlipped: "I wouldn’t tell you if there was.”
Asked about loan target Cauley Woodrow, he was similarly taciturn: "Plays for Fulham.”
Questioned further on whether the 22-year-old might be playing somewhere else soon, he added: "They want him to go out on loan, so probably, yes.”
On reports that Wolves are keen on skipper Luke Chambers, he said: "I’ve not heard anything about that.”
Is Chambers someone he wouldn’t want to lose? "I don’t want to lose anybody, to be honest. I haven’t got that many players and can be shipping out.”
Asked whether he is hopeful of having someone signed before the Lincoln match, he said: "We’ll see.”