Portsmouth chief addresses interest in Birmingham's Steve Seddon

And he wouldn’t ‘discount’ a potential return for Steve Seddon.

Following Cam Pring’s Bristol City recall, the Blues require left-back competition for first-choice Lee Brown.

Now recovered from his latest hamstring problem, the 30-year-old is poised to line-up against City in Sunday’s FA Cup encounter.

However, Kenny Jackett is in the market for another left-back addition to bolster his 21-man squad.

Former loanee Seddon is on Pompey’s radar after recently returning to parent club Birmingham from a loan spell at AFC Wimbledon.

When asked directly about the 23-year-old, Catlin wouldn’t dismiss the possibility of a Fratton Park reunion.

He told The News: ‘We are still open minded on a left-back, we’re trying to get the best person for the role, whether that be loan or permanent.

‘There are a lot of options and I wouldn’t want to discount anyone (Seddon).

‘It’s definitely a decision for the manager who we recruit in what position and we have very little space unless players do go out.

‘For a team that’s on such a great run and who looked to be improving on a match-by-match basis, it’s important that stability is the name of the game.

‘But it doesn’t take a lot of working out that, with Cam going back, we need another left-back.

‘Obviously we have Lee Brown, but you try to look for cover all over the pitch, so it’s logical that it’s a position we are looking at.’

Seddon made 19 appearances for AFC Wimbledon this season, starting all but two of those matches.

With injuries in the left-back position at St Andrew’s, though, he was recalled from League One and served as an unused Birmingham substitute in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Blackburn.

Seddon enjoyed a successful loan spell at Fratton Park last season, making 18 appearances and scoring once.

His final outing was starting the play-off semi-final second leg against Oxford United in July, which ended in a penalty shoot-out defeat.

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