Hardly! They have a player they don't want who is costing them 13k a week and because he only has a year left they can't hope for a decent fee either. The only party in this who has a strong hand is Mr S Ward.
Apologies, it read like a suggestion. Ok, to answer your "question." No, he couldn't. He hasn't had a decent game since that loan season at Pompey and even then his goals return was 2 in 26. He is the epitome of overpaid and underachieving and not the type of player we should be spending our...