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Trengove stays at Melbourne Demons

Jack Trengove's hopes of a fresh start at either Richmond or Adelaide are over due to his persistent foot injury.

Former Melbourne captain Trengove had hoped to make a move in AFL trade period, but a scan on Monday showed the 23-year-old had reaggravated the navicular injury that limited him to two games in 2014.

The Demons confirmed on Tuesday the midfielder, taken with the No.2 pick in the 2009 draft, would remain at the AFL club.

"This is obviously devastating news for Jack and we will seek further advice from surgeons for a plan moving forward so he can return to playing football," Demons football manager Josh Mahoney told the club website.

"Jack had been progressing well ... and (eight weeks ago) was given the all-clear from the surgeon to progress to the next phase of his program.

"Jack then gradually increased his loading which included a period of time on the de-load treadmill before two weeks of running outside.

"Unfortunately, Jack experienced some pain in the associated areas around his navicular whilst running.

"This was considered normal after not running for six months, however further scans on Monday have unfortunately shown further damage to his navicular."