No bids for Portsmouth prized pair despite Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Brentford interest
Kenny Jackett says Pompey have had ‘no bids or enquiries’ for Alex Bass or Ronan Curtis.
The prized pair have both attracted interest this summer after the Blues failed to be promoted from League One following play-off semi-final defeat to Oxford last month.
The keeper dislodged Craig MacGillivray as No1 kept eight clean sheets in 25 appearances.
Curtis, meanwhile, has been identified by Brentford as a possible replacement for Said Benrahma, should he depart for the top flight after their Championship play-off final loss on Tuesday.
Curtis was Pompey’s key attacking threat throughout 2019-20, registering 14 goals and 12 assists in all competitions from a left-wing role.
However, Jackett revealed that none of the clubs showing interest have approached the Blues regarding the duo.
The Pompey boss said: ‘We haven’t had any enquiries or any bids for any of our players.
‘We don’t need an unsettled pre-season and don’t want that. If the phone rings and bids come in then we’ll deal with it then.
‘But selling our best players is not something we’re wanting to do.
‘We understand sometimes that happens, it happens to every club, but in this particular pre-season period, as a manager it’s not something I’m looking for to happen.
‘If we can work with all of our squad then we can build towards having hopefully a successful start to our season.’