Mick McCarthy rules out Cardiff swoop for pricey Irish international Ronan Curtis

MICK McCARTHY says Cardiff City have been priced out of a move for Ireland international Ronan Curtis.

The former Derry City star has been the subject of intense transfer speculation linking him with a move away from Portsmouth.

Blackburn Rovers are also in the mix but Bluebirds boss McCarthy - who managed Curtis with Ireland - has drawn a line under a move this summer.

He said: “We haven’t got the money to buy him. What is he, £3 million? We’re not buying him. We’ve not spent anything this summer.

“We’ve gone with Mark McGuinness, who I think is a really good signing. He has started really well and I’m delighted with that.

“Then we took a loan player and frees. James Collins (an Ireland team-mate of Curtis - is a great free for us - as Ryan Wintle will prove to be.

“But we’ve not splashed the cash and we’re not going to do it now.”