Reports over the weekend stated that Boro had increased their offer to £5million for the 27-year-old midfielder, but Coppell says nothing is happening as regards Harper.

"I have not heard a dickie bird (from Middlesbrough) - they have gone nowhere near him," Coppell told the Evening News.

"I couldn't say if anyone will come in for any of my players before the deadline.

"There are still two weeks to go and it may be that if a couple of Premier League clubs have some bad results then they may decide to do something, but realistically I can't see it."