Peterborough United turned down six bids, including an offer from Championship side Sheffield United to retain the services of Ricky Jade-Jones.
Posh were boosted today by the news that Jade-Jones would not be departing the club this deadline day, despite being in the final year of his contract with the side.
It has not all been good news for the side though, as they have seen a bid for National League sensation Taelor O’Kane rejected by AFC Fylde.
However, holding onto Jade-Jones would be a boost to the ambitions of the League One side this summer.
Third time’s the charm for Peterborough United?
The club will surely be looking to go on a run to finish inside the top six this season after setbacks in the past two seasons following relegation from the second division. Their first attempt at a promotion campaign saw the side suffer one of the worst collapses that has been seen in playoff history, as Sheffield Wednesday came from four goals down in the first leg to go through on penalties in the second leg.
Last season saw the side once again lose in the semi-finals of the playoffs to the side earning promotion, this time Oxford United. A strong start to the season will have them looking to go again, but they do face tough competition from the likes of Wrexham, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City, the final club reportedly having attempted a raid on Posh’s players this summer.
Jade-Jones remaining a huge boost to Peterborough’s hopes.
Keeping a hold of the 21-year-old will be a massive boost to this Posh side, which has seen significant departures this window like Ephram Mason-Clarke joining Championship side Coventry City.
With Jade-Jones entering the final year of his contract, it is unusual to see bids turned down by a Peterborough side, with the policy commonly known to be to transfer list players who enter that final year of contract to avoid losing them for free. This we have seen in place in the instance of players such as Jonson Clarke-Harris most recently. The forward has been with the club since the age of nine and Darragh MacAnthony insists that despite turning down bids the side will not lose money as they would get the same at a tribunal before stating the 21-year-old’s situation would not get to that.
However, it has been revealed that as many as six bids were turned down by the League One outfit to hang on to the forward, with one club being Sheffield United. The 21-year-old was at one point said to be a part of a double deal which saw his teammate Harrison Burrows join the Championship side. Newcastle United had also been linked with a move for the forward.
Having made 150 appearances for the side, his experience will prove to be invaluable this season, and he will surely be looking to add to his tally of 24 goals for the club before his contract comes to an end.