I think it's reasonable to surmise that we made an enquiry in case Derby kept upping their bids for Stephens, according to their local paper Derby have now given up on Stephens and our interest ended there.
We have so many midfielders, it seems a bit excessive buying another particularly if we are sticking with 442, unless we are expecting to shift a couple.
Kayal
Stephens
JFC
Holla
Ince
Crofts
That's 6 players for 2 spots in the starting 11, are we really going to make it 7?
Replacement for Stephens? Or back up should Kayal or Stevens get injured (maybe Hughton decided neither of the three midfielders playing last might were adequate).