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The Football Association have confirmed they will take no further action against Morgan, who was booked for the challenge during the match at Oakwell on November 8, but Barnsley are keeping their options open after admitting they were "extremely disappointed and concerned" that the FA was taking no action.

"The decision by the FA to disconnect a violent act from its consequences runs contrary to the principles of civil and criminal law," a statement on the club's official website read. "The FA's failure to act has let Iain Hume down badly and the only option now remaining is for recourse outside of the normal football processes."

Hume was on Monday night readmitted to hospital just over two weeks after the incident during the local derby at Oakwell on November 8.

He is understood to have spent the night at Salford Royal as a precaution after complaining of feeling unwell at home in Oldham but is expected to return home on Wednesday.

An earlier statement from the FA read: "When judging whether to take disciplinary action in this case, the FA has had to consider the challenge itself and not the outcome of it.

"The FA has been given express direction from FIFA that we cannot upgrade yellow cards to red.

"On this basis we can only bring additional charges in the most exceptional cases and only if it can be proved beyond doubt the actions of a player were a deliberate attempt to injure an opponent.

"Having reviewed all available evidence in this case, including submissions made by Barnsley, there is no basis on which an additional charge could be brought."