Academy right-back Callum Bennett has turned down Town’s offer of a one-year contract, Blues boss Paul Jewell has revealed. Bennett, 19, was one of only two current second-year scholars to be offered professional terms, left-back Joe Whight having agreed a two-year deal last summer.
Blues manager Mick McCarthy says young defender Chris Smith, who signed a new contract earlier in the week, “could be a first-teamer in the making” for the Blues.