Latest: Portsmouth boss reveals latest over Colby Bishop future amid talk of Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers interest
And Blues boss John Mousinho doesn’t anticipate a scenario unfolding where the striker moves on this month, as he remains settled at Fratton Park.
Bishop has been linked with a departure this summer, after a goal-laden maiden campaign with Pompey which returned 24 strikes.
Championship pair Ipswich and Blackburn are among those who’ve been linked with the 26-year-old, who arrived from Accrington for £500,000 last summer.
Mousinho has been delighted with Bishop’s all-round contribution in addition to two league goals, as he starts his second campaign at PO4.
And he only sees that situation developing in a Pompey shirt as the season progresses.
Mousinho said: ‘No there’s nothing (interest in Bishop) – which is great news for us.
‘From our perspective we’ve got Colby here on a long-term contract and in my eyes is playing some spectacular football.
‘Maybe you wouldn’t describe Colby as a spectacular player, but it is spectacular in my eyes in terms of what he does for us.
‘The work-rate he puts in, the way he leads the line and puts chances away when he gets them. He’s a real leader in every sense of the word.
‘The situation with Colby is, I think, he’s incredibly happy in terms of the football he’s playing and he’s had an incredibly successful 12 or 13 months here – so long may that continue.’
