Gary Hamilton has been capped by Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland forward has spent five years at the Shamrock Park club but is set to move on after a new deal was taken off the table on Saturday.

"I have enjoyed every minute of my time at Portadown. It is disappointing, but it looks like I will have to move on.

"Two other Irish League clubs and two from the Eircom League have shown an interest in signing me," said Hamilton, when contacted by BBC Sport on Monday.

Portadown manager Ronnie McFall insists the player will not leave before the end of the season.

"We put an offer to him at the end of November and he wanted time to think about it," McFall told the Belfast Telegraph.

"That was two months ago and during that time we know he has spoken to Glentoran, Sligo Rovers and Drogheda.

"We've given Gary more than long enough to think about signing a new contract with us but he is under contract until the end of the season so he will not be going anywhere.

"He will play out the remainder of the season with us and then we'll see where he goes from there."