Birmingham City manager Harry Redknapp's pursuit of Ghanaian midfielder Afriyie Acquah is in Limbo, as the Italian Club remain reluctant to sell.
Torino's president and coach do not want to sell the midfielder, despite Acquah having expressed his interest in a move to St Andrew's, but Harry Redknapp remains hopeful a deal will be done before Deadline Day ends.
Acquah respects Torino's stance and will not try to force through a move, but negotiations are ongoing, accoding to Skysports.
Redknapp continues to be frustrated by transfers at Birmingham, with proposed deals for Stewart Downing and Ogenyi Onazi having failed to get over the line.
The Championship side have been unable to bring in loan recruits in the form of Arsenal pair Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall, as well as Southampton's Sam Gallagher, but Blues still slumped to their third defeat in five Championship games.