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Peterborough director of football Barry Fry believes forward George Boyd could still join Ipswich despite a deadline day move falling through.

Ipswich signed Boyd's former team-mate Paul Taylor and were believed to be interested in the 26-year-old as well.

Fry told ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Suffolk they would allow Boyd to move when the loan window opens later this month if Ipswich agree to sign him permanently in January.

"We'd definitely do that - it's up to Ipswich to convince George," he said.

Boyd remains on the transfer list at London Road but remains a key member of Darren Ferguson's squad and played in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Birmingham.

The Scotland B international, who is the highest-paid player in Peterborough's history, turned down a new contract this summer.

"Like Taylor, we sat George down in the summer and offered him another lucrative contract and a testimonial at the end of it," Fry continued

"But George said 'no disrespect to Peterborough, but I want to join a bigger club'. George Boyd owes us nothing.

"If you look at all the stats, he's in the top five for creating goals in the Championship, he also scores a fair quota, he's been absolutely magnificent for us but the wages he's on, I don't think Ipswich can quite get there.

"That was a stumbling block but he is an unbelievable player and if Ipswich did get him, he would be sensational [for them].

Boyd joined Posh from Stevenage in 2007 and has played more than 200 games for the club either side of a brief loan spell at Nottingham Forest two years ago.