Blackpool have failed to sign Millwall winger Sammy Igoe on loan.

Blackpool manager Colin Hendry told his club’s official website: “We had agreed all the finances with Millwall. We were under the impression he was desperate to play first team football and we were prepared to give him that opportunity but [Millwall manager] Colin Lee rang me this morning and told me that Sammy did not want to come to Blackpool, obviously I am disappointed but that is football, however we will keep trying to bring better players to this football club.”

Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce wants defender Mario Melchiot to sign a new deal and stay at St Andrews.

Bruce told The Sun newspaper: “I’d love Mario to stay. We tried to negotiate last summer but he wanted to keep his options open.

“Now, with Bosman, players have freedom of choice but I’d love to tie him down to a long deal.”

Melchiot said: “Give me a couple of months. If we get a run going, then I can think about personal terms.”

Leicester City are hoping to take Arsenal winger Ryan Smith on a three-month loan.

Leicester manager Craig Levein told his club’s official website: “Ryan is a young player with bags of potential who needs first team experience. He is a winger who can play on either side with plenty of pace and ability and I am sure he will excite the Leicester supporters.”

Manchester United veteran Roy Keane looks set to quit Old Trafford in the summer.

Keane told MUTV: “I would be surprised if United offered me a new contract. It’s my gut feeling.

“If United did offer me a contract it would be around April and that would be too late. I would like to have something sorted out in January.”

He continued: “I would like to play on for another year or two and it would be good experience for me to play at another club or in another country.

“When I say playing for another team, I can’t see it being an English team. That would be hard to stomach.

“I would like to get into coaching and experiencing a different dressing room would help that.

“I will be 35 in the summer and there are good players coming through at United and the time would be right.”

He added: “Sometimes it’s better to make a clean break. People have mentioned coaching at United but it doesn’t appeal to me.”