Danish club Aalborg are considering making a new attempt to sign Shelbourne striker Jason Byrne after having failed to persuade the 28-year-old to move at the start of the summer, writes Emmet Malone

The Danes were willing to meet Shelbourne's asking price of around €500,000 for the Dubliner when a number of other European clubs were also pursuing the player, but their bid failed when Byrne said he did not wish to leave Ireland at a time he had just become a father.

Aalborg subsequently made a strong start to their league campaign but a recent barren spell - they have scored in just one of their last five games - has left them in fifth place, trailing league leaders FC Copenhagen by five points and second-placed Odense by two.

The slump has prompted a renewed interest in signing a striker and senior club officials have confirmed they are continuing to monitor Byrne's progress and a new bid remains a strong possibility.

Byrne, formerly with Bray Wanderers (who would receive an agreed portion of any fee) has been comfortably the most prolific striker in the league in recent years and has scored 15 goals in the current campaign.