Town boss Mick McCarthy says he’s not in any rush to spend the £8 million fee AFC Bournemouth paid for left-back Tyrone Mings last month.

McCarthy says owner Marcus Evans will back him in the transfer market but stresses that there’ll be no devil-may-care spending spree.

“If I’ve got the right players that we need [identified] and I can get them, then yes, [Marcus will give me a few quid to spend],” he said. “But he’s not just going to say ‘Here’s eight million quid, let’s go and spend it’.

“Let me tell you, strangely enough, as soon as you do sell somebody for £8 million everybody thinks you’ve got a few quid and every player’s value doubles. We’re not going to be doing that.”

But, having been largely limited to Bosman free transfers and loans since he came to the club as the Blues have sought to comply with the Championship’s Financial Fair Play rules, McCarthy admits it’s nice to have greater latitude as he goes about adding to his squad this summer.

“Yes [it is], but only for the right ones because you can go out and spend a few quid and end up not getting anyone better than you’ve already got that you got for nothing. So we’ll not be rushing out to do it, that’s for sure.”

The Blues boss was at last Tuesday’s Europa League second qualifying round tie between Shamrock Rovers and Progrès Niederkorn from Luxembourg, which the Irish side won 3-0, but says he was there just to watch the game rather than to look at a specific player.

Meanwhile, strikers Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick and centre-half Christophe Berra were back at Playford Road yesterday having been given an additional two weeks off following their international involvement with the Republic of Ireland and Scotland respectively last month.

Town's U18s are in action against Arsenal in a behind-closed-doors friendly this afternoon.

Elsewhere, former midfielder Andy Drury, 31, has joined Vanarama National League Eastleigh having left Luton Town by mutual consent.

Another ex-Blues midfielder, Owen Garvan, 27, is on trial with Championship new boys the MK Dons having been released Crystal Palace at the end of last season.

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BlueFinn added 06:54 - Jul 15 Football is a team game. I always try to remember that and often the best way to develop is on the training ground. How many of us expected Mings and Bishop to play the way they did last season.Looks like we have young players who can take that step this season too. Mick knows where we need strenghtening and he will add players when the right ones are available. If he'd follow the advice of our forum we'd end up with an old and creaky team seeing the names (one usual suspect in particular) mentioned here. Good prospects can easily step up a league or two as we know in Cressy and Mingsy. I wouldn't give any advice to MM. Not even in our playing style. We all fancy seeing "good football" as that is our tradition. How come then that Stoke and Crystal Palace got promoted and stayed up and developed? If all the teams played the "proper way" that would mean that those playing good football with the best players would always win. Of course with premier cash these days the premier table often looks like that.But it's different down here with 46 matches to start with. Physical strength comes to it definitely too and IF you have different tactics for different games you are halfway there. Of course the other 23 clubs try do their best as well and now is the time to look what's happening there. Wolves will be up there I think with a minimum of change.Spending won't quarantee anything as Derby may find out again and the way QPR are conducting their business they look like ending up in a real mess with Tony Fernandes challenging FFP. I really hope he doesn't succeed. The best way to keep in touch of all the transfers and teams is still Transfermarkt. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/transfers/wettbewerb/GB2

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