'We don't need to sell': Portsmouth boss' emphatic response after reported Wrexham interest in Terry Devlin
The Northern Ireland international has made 25 appearances this season, scoring three times
John Mousinho is adamant Terry Devlin is remaining at Fratton Park.
The popular Irishman has today been linked by Football League World with a deadline day move to big-spending Championship rivals Wrexham.
However, Mousinho has this afternoon emphatically denied the former Glentoran man is departing Pompey.
Instead Devlin will be lining up against Ipswich tomorrow night (7.45pm) as the Blues attempt to build on improved form which has seen them lose just once in nine league games.
Mousinho told The News: ‘Terry’s not going anywhere, he will play for us tomorrow night (against Ipswich).
‘As far as I’m concerned there hasn’t been a bid. If there has been any interest, it has never been serious enough to come across my desk. There may have been some enquiries, but I don’t get bothered by that, quite rightly.
‘I have been told we’ve got Terry for tomorrow night, which means he’s staying.
‘We don’t need to sell players, that’s one of the benefits of the football club and the way the owners are.
‘I know there’s a debate about anything we want in terms of finances and the club structure and where we are trying to go. But the onus, at the moment, is to try to build as best as we can and try to develop assets.
‘There might come a time where we have to sell players, which is absolutely fine, but there’s no financial pressure for us to sell. We are only going to sell if it’s the right move for the player, if it's the right move for the football club.
‘But it’s never a case of the club turning around to me and saying we are under financial pressure now and we need to sell. It’s just not the case.’