Portsmouth boss Kenny Jackett has dropped his interest in Birmingham City forward Viv Solomon-Otabor.
The 23-year-old spent the second half of the last season on loan at Fratton Park, making 10 appearances as Pompey made it to the League One play-offs before losing to Sunderland in the semi-final.
Jackett is building for another promotion bid next season but Solomon is not a part of his plans despite suggestions that an approach to Blues could be forthcoming.
The Portsmouth News report that the south coast side are ready to look elsewhere now that Solomon has been offered a new contract to stay at St Andrew’s.
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His current deal is set to expire and with Blues having put a fresh one-year agreement on the table, the academy product is assessing his options.
Jackett said last month: “Viv’s a good player, he looked lively when he came on (against Peterborough). He’ll need games now, but he can make a big impact for Portsmouth.
‘He’s a really talented player, has good pace and got into the team before only to get a calf injury, which was frustrating for him.
“Against Peterborough, I felt we needed to change things slightly and for Ronan it wasn’t quite his night in terms of going forward.
“We have all seen Viv’s pace and talent, it’s definitely there.”
Solomon was part of Garry Monk’s first-team plans at the start of last season, coming off the bench on the opening day of the season to score against Norwich City.
But he fell out of favour in the following months and was granted a loan move in the January transfer window.
