Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe has confirmed that the Blues have rebuffed an offer from the Pilgrims for right-back Janoi Donacien and says the move may not yet be dead in the water.
The Home Park club made an offer of a nominal fee which wasn’t enough to tempt the Blues who are keeping their options open with a number of other clubs, including Donacien’s former club Accrington Stanley also interested in signing the St Lucia-born defender on either a permanent or loan basis.
Donacien, 27, is yet to play a minute of league football for Town this season and seems certain to move on during the January window as the Blues look to make space in the 22-man senior squad permitted by the salary cap.
The St Lucia-born defender is out of contract in the summer but with the Blues having an option for a further season.
"I spoke to [Town general manager of football operations] Lee [O’Neill] there, who is a good bloke, and we just couldn’t get a deal done,” Lowe told Plymouth Live. "That’s why I say it has got to be right.
"We will keep trying. We are looking. And we don’t just have one target, we have a few.
"They have come out and said it, and I can’t deny it now can I? He was just one of many.”
Quizzed on whether the deal might be revived, he added: "I don’t know, it depends. The ball is in their court, we have done our bit.
"If they give us a call and say ‘You can do this now’ we will look at it, but until then we are on with the next ones.”