A return to Winnipeg appears unlikely for linebacker Henoc Muamba.

While Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters has publicly stated the team's interest in the linebacker, TSN 1290's Darrin Bauming reports it's "very unlikely" Muamba signs with the team.

According to Bauming, the team made a strong pitch to the Canadian linebacker, but their offer is still shy of the roughly $190,000 salary ask from Muamba.

Henoc Muamba update; very unlikely at this point he will sign with the #Bombers. The club made a strong pitch to the Canadian linebacker, but a significant gap exists between the ask ($190-200k) and the offer. Winnipeg cap restraints, among other factors. pic.twitter.com/e1rzlqrlTT — Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) March 16, 2018

Muamba became a free agent on the first day of free agency when the Saskatchewan Roughriders released him after two seasons. The ratio-breaking defender finished last season with 82 tackles and two interceptions in 17 regular season games.

Drafted first overall by the Bombers in 2011, Muamba spent the first three years of his CFL career in Winnipeg before taking a shot down south with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Muamba spent a year with the Colts before returning to the CFL, signing with the Montreal Alouettes for the remainder of the 2015 season and then the Roughriders for the past three. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys between his stints in Montreal and Saskatchewan, but was cut by the club at the end of their training camp.

In 73 career regular season games in the CFL, Muamba has 267 tackles, six sacks, and four interceptions.