He said: "Certainly from our club’s point of view that interest is still there. In international terms he’s growing. Cyprus was his best performance for us,"
"His confidence is high, he’s been in the squad regularly and it is showing. He is more comfortable not with just being in the group but showing his ability."
The 21-year-old handed in a transfer request in August but scored a screamer in Ireland's 3-0 win over Cyprus last weekend.