ACCRINGTON Stanley still hope Sean McConville will agree a new deal to stay at the Crown Ground after rejecting a bid from Stockport for the forward.

Stanley yesterday agreed a fee with Oldham to allow goalkeeper Alex Cisak to complete his move to Boundary Park but the Reds had been close to concluding a deal for McConville to stay.

The 22-year-old is out of contract but has been in talks over a new deal and has continued to train with Stanley, with assistant boss Jimmy Bell – also McConville’s uncle – now hoping Stockport’s interest will not hamper negotiations.

“We were nearly there until we received this bid this morning,” Bell said yesterday.

“We have had a bid but we have rejected it. It was derisory, miles short of our valuation. But Sean is out of contract so we’ll have to see what happens.”

Stanley, who also remain in talks with Charlie Barnett over a new deal, would be due a fee for McConville under the terms of the Bosman ruling because he is under 24.

Stockport were relegated to the Blue Square Premier in May but have fresh financial backing as well as the pulling power of new boss Dietmar Hamann, the former Liverpool midfielder.