Instead he would rather pick up a fee for the 30 year old in January.
Whelan said: "Emile is out of contract in the summer, but he doesn't want to sign a new one at the moment.
"It could cost us two, three or four million if that goes on to next summer, so we'll have to see what January brings."
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