Carlisle boss Greg Abbott has dismissed reports linking Danny Livesey with a move to Shrewsbury.

Livesey, 24, missed the final four months of last season due to a knee problem but Abbott hopes to keep the defender at Brunton Park.

"That one wouldn't necessarily be a surprise because Paul Simpson [Shrewsbury boss] knows Danny well from his time here," Abbott told the News & Star.

"But I have to say that I've not heard anything from Shrewsbury or anyone else about Danny - but as a manager I would probably be the last to find out!

"He has been a big part of the football club's success over the last couple of years and not one I would readily want to lose. It would cost them a lot of money if it was the case because Danny is a player who has done really well for us."