Town chief executive Simon Clegg has revealed that the club are weighing up a bid received for an unnamed player. The Blues chief also says there is still money for manager Paul Jewell to spend on more new additions this summer.

Clegg told TWTD that the bid has been made but no more than that: “There is an offer for one player at the moment but I’m not going to go any further. Will it lead to anything? I don’t know. It may do, it may not.”

Jewell is keen to continue to add to his squad with Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews a loan target and another right-sided central defender top of the list.

The chief executive says Marcus Evans will continue to give the Blues boss cash with each deal taken on its own merits rather than the club having a strict budget: “We’re not working to a particular budget. The owner has made it clear that he will back the manager.

“I think the manager has been incredibly savvy in terms of the players that he has brought in and I have no doubt that we will reap the rewards for that.

“If he feels that he needs to bring in more players, and he certainly does, then he knows that he enjoys the support of the owner and myself in that regard.”

Clegg is pleased with the club’s seven signings so far with Jewell taking a greater role in the negotiations than his predecessor Roy Keane: “I think we’ve done some good business this summer. Paul is very hands on in the club’s transfer dealings.

“It was always a three-person approach but I think the dynamics have changed slightly. I’m comfortable with that and between us we’re doing good business, we’re just doing it slightly differently than we were in the past.”

Jewell has clearly impressed Clegg since he took over after Keane’s sacking in January: “Paul’s a class act. We knew that when we appointed him. He’s one of only a handful of managers to get two clubs promoted to the Premier League.

“I think he’s doing a fantastic job. He’s a got a really good spirit up there at Playford Road. He’s got a really good coaching staff around him and is an incredibly impressive individual, who calls it very straight. What you see is what you get with Paul, and I like that.

“He made it clear in the interview that he wants to be involved across the board in all aspects of the club.

“We’re delighted with the appointment, it’s been really positive for the football club. He’s led us to some really good business and I’m confident in terms of what he can do with the football club to take us to where we want to go.”

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CharlieBoy added 16:42 - Aug 10 hope his good
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Bluearmy71 added 16:42 - Aug 10 Is this just to get his face out there again........I can see little point to him saying this........either name the player or just say nothing!
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simoitfc added 16:44 - Aug 10 come on cleggy hope that bid for a center half, if not i know stoke have plkenty on there books shawcross,woodgate,huth,upson,higinbottem,COLLINS. LETS TRY AND PICK COLLINS AND GET HIM IN FOR SAT
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sonian_blue added 16:44 - Aug 10 Leadbitter maybe? Cant think who else it could be. Hopefully Priskin or Scotland but we couldnt be that lucky could we?
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TractorMan added 16:44 - Aug 10 Priskin or Scotland i'd guess.
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Bluearmy71 added 16:45 - Aug 10 I am humble enough to admit I misread, I though we were weighing up an offer for one of our players..........so if my first comment seems a little odd that's why!
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Bluecynic added 16:46 - Aug 10 Hope its Scotland but wonder if it could be Carson...
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Bluearmy71 added 16:47 - Aug 10 I must stop reading, got far too much on my mind.....ignore 2nd comment please! *s'stfu* ;)
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DalianAtkinson added 16:48 - Aug 10 I read it that the bid was for one of our players but the report does seem clouded in mystery. If it is for one of our it's bound to be Scotland or better still Priskin, who else is there? we've given everybody else away! It's been said a million times before but a Centre Back & Goalkeeper please.
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MaySixth added 16:49 - Aug 10 Priskin to Leeds for £450,000
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the_toff added 16:49 - Aug 10 Just been told it's £4,500,000 from Arsenal for ALB.
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Lanky added 16:55 - Aug 10 PLEASE BE PRISKIN!
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robdaful added 16:55 - Aug 10 Priskin to Swansea for £450,000
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simoitfc added 16:57 - Aug 10 heard a rumor last week brum intrested in leadbitter????
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blueherts added 16:58 - Aug 10 9M FOR CARSON AND LAWRENCE
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ipswich_is_the_best added 16:58 - Aug 10 The toff. DEAL. I don't think they would have to even weigh up tht offer
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tractorboy2434 added 16:59 - Aug 10 If its Priskin I would drive him there myself, but I cannot believe there is anyone that gullible, more likely to be Carson or Leadbitter.
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Sindre94 added 16:59 - Aug 10 IN CLEGG WE TRUST!
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BrettenhamBlue added 17:02 - Aug 10 A couple of teams have still expressed an interest in Tommy Smith. Would be a bad move if we sold him right now as we have a severe lack of defenders anyway. Can only think it is either him, Leadbitter, Scotland or Carson. If its Scotland- time to say goodbye. We have enough firepower upfront. Can't be ALB-
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whippet added 17:05 - Aug 10 I've heard (on the grapevine!!) that its Michael Chopra for a SIGNIFICANT fee from a Premiership Club (could be as much as 4.5m). If this is true, it will be a difficult decision for the board to mull over. We could make an instantaneous profit on the guy, - but he is undoubtedly our best player.
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GiveusaWave added 17:07 - Aug 10 facebook mates say its michael chopra, please no
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tractorboy2434 added 17:08 - Aug 10 Well if its Chopra you can kiss goodbye to any hopes of doing anything this season as they would definitely take an offer of that size, if they do it just proves what we all thought that we are trying to balance the books as opposed to building a team.
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BrettenhamBlue added 17:09 - Aug 10 Even if it WAS Michael Chopra- the board wouldn't accept 4.5. He's worth at least 6/7 m at the moment to our team. Chopra is only just settling....unless its Arsenal or someone like that- he ain't going to be interested in moving!!! Tommy Smith-----I guarantee it....
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jert16 added 17:11 - Aug 10 please be scotland
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ipswich_is_the_best added 17:15 - Aug 10 I hope it's chubbs. But then again then we wouldnt win the best pies prize would we now mr Scotland. It won't be chops
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