Middlesbrough have had a £4.5 million bid for Daryl Murphy turned down by Ipswich Town.
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Mick McCarthy is not interested in selling Murphy, who hit 27 goals last season and finished as the Championship's top scorer. Both teams reached the playoffs, with Middlesbrough giving the automatic spots a slightly better rattle.
It's healthy that this interest is being shown. Murphy turned 32 in March and, after enduring a few barren seasons at Celtic and at Ipswich at the turn of the decade, is experiencing a late career renaissance.
In the 2013-14 season, he hit a respectable 13 goals before hitting top form last season. He was pipped to the Championship player of the season award by Middlesbrough's Patrick Bamford.
