Ipswich manager Jim Magilton has hit out at Portsmouth striker David Nugent for failing to get back to him over a loan move to Portman Road.Magilton had been keen to land the once-capped England international until the end of the season but admitted his patience ran out after failing to hear back from the former Preston forward.

Pompey have told the Tractor Boys that Nugent did not want to move out on loan until he was fully fit but it is believed the 22-year-old was simply stalling to wait for an offer from a northern club, with Stoke now set to swoop.

Magilton told BBC Radio Suffolk: "Portsmouth have been very good about this but we've spoken to the player and we haven't had a response.

"So David Nugent can go and play for whoever he wants now. The very least we deserve is a phone call or something to suggest he's not available.

"Premier League players who are not in their squads seem to choose the option of not coming out and playing.

"I was at a Premier League club and my self-satisfaction was zero if I wasn't playing on a Saturday, but the game has moved on and these lads seem quite happy to pick up their money and sit there and not play."

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