St Mirren face a battle to carry on to midfield expertise Ethan Erhahon after Portsmouth and Oxford emerged as potential suitors.
The 20-year-old Saints academy graduate has loved one other stable season within the stripes, making 26 appearances in all competitions and notching the winner towards Livingston in October.
Having loved a mortgage spell with Barnsley beforehand, now the Day by day Categorical report the English League One sides are eager to take Erhahon south as they construct for subsequent season.
Stephen Robinson has said beforehand that he hopes to contain St Mirren's most proficient kids like Erhahon and Jay Henderson greater than they've been beforehand subsequent season.
Serie A facet Sassuolo are additionally believed to have scouted the in-demand midfielder, who nonetheless has a yr left to run on his present contract.
In the meantime Robinson hopes he’s lastly cracked the appropriate method to show St Mirren again right into a profitable machine.
The Buddies picked up their first Premiership win in 5 makes an attempt on Saturday with a vital 1-0 away victory towards St Johnstone.
Robinson has struggled to search out the right mix after changing Jim Goodwin again in February, significantly in the midst of the park.
However he feels the Buddies spectacular efficiency in Perth suggests they’ve found a mix of midfield gamers that ought to assist drive the staff ahead.
Robinson mentioned: “It's important to make large calls within the staff and I assumed we acquired the appropriate stability.
“Alex Gogic and Connor Ronan sitting in there with Greg Kiltie in entrance of them had been superb.
“They had been artistic, however Gogic broke all the things up.
“The aim comes from him breaking it up and sliding a ball by way of.
“The gamers began with the bit between their tooth. We deserved it, holding out towards a St Johnstone staff combating for his or her lives. We created the higher probabilities.”