Millwall boss Gary Rowett says he knows nothing of rumours suggesting the Blues could recall keeper Bartosz Bialkowski from his loan in January.
"I haven’t heard anything like that at all,” Rowett told London News Online. "There are certain things in the agreement that I’m aware of. It’s a case of seeing what happens.
"It is what it is. We don’t want to lose Bart — he’s a very, very good player. He’s performed very, very well for us. But at the same time we also have to have a plan in case something happens in that sense.
"Our intention is that hopefully he is here as our goalkeeper — because he’s been great — and the lads love him as well.”
Rowett made similar comments earlier this month when there were claims that Town might recall Bialkowski in January and sell him to another party and admitted managers always plan for a "worst-case scenario”.
Recalling Bialkowski in order to sell him would seem the only reason why the Blues would recall the Polish international, who joined Millwall on a season-long loan in July, a permanent £900,000 move having broken down the previous month due to concerns regarding the 32-year-old’s knee.
Bialkowski, who signed lucrative new terms almost certainly making him the Blues' highest-paid player in July 2018, is contracted until the summer of 2021 with Town having an option for a further season.