Parry told Portuguese daily O Jogo: “Simao is certainly not forgotten.
“We have not yet put any real thought into this, we have taken no decision, but we have not moved away from the hypothesis to come back and negotiate when the transfer window opens.
“Since our official bid for the player (August 2005), we have not had any more conversations with the club but, in the summer, we don’t know if we will come back again.”