Preston boss Simon Grayson has confirmed Town have shown interest in striker Jordan Hugill. Yesterday, the Blues were reported to have had a £1.5 million offer for the 24-year-old turned down, however, Grayson says he’s not aware whether there has been “an official approach” from Town.
"We’ve had enquiries for Jordan," Grayson told BBC Lancashire Sport. "I’m not quite sure whether there’s been an official approach for him from Ipswich but I know they’ve asked the question and obviously that got refuted very quickly.
"We don’t want to lose any of our players. We’ve had enquiries for other players as well, it just tells you that the team are doing well and individuals are doing well.”
He added: "I can’t say 100 per cent [whether there’s been an official offer] because I haven’t really spoken to [club advisor] Peter [Ridsdale] since it came out. Wherever it’s been leaked from it hasn’t been leaked from us, I can presume where it’s going to have come from.
"But we don’t want to do anything because Jordan is a good player for us, he has a bright future, we paid a small fee for him and it just shows how well he’s been doing and what people think of him.”
Grayson says Hugill is happy at Deepdale and while all players have a price insists his club isn’t actively looking to sell.
"Every club in the country, in Europe are vulnerable while the window’s still open, that’s always going to be the case for all players, and every player has a price,” he added.
"But we’re very much in the mould that we don’t have to sell players unless we think it’s the right thing to do.”
If Hugill is sold his former club Port Vale have confirmed that they will be entitled to a percentage of the profit the Lilywhites make on the £25,000 youth compensation they paid the Valiants for the Middlesbrough-born frontman in June 2014.
Rumours linking the Blues with a move for Hugill have been circulating on the TWTD Forum for the last week.
Meanwhile, Rotherham boss Paul Warne has dismissed yesterday's report which claimed the Millers have received multiple bids for striker Danny Ward.
Warne says the one bid he confirmed earlier this month from a club who weren’t Town remains the only offer the South Yorkshiremen have received.
Despite the enquiry regarding Hugill, we understand Town remain very interested in Ward.