Swans pip Bournemouth for Ipswich midfielder?

Friday, 6 August 2021, 18:30
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The East Anglian Daily Times is reporting that the Swans have moved ahead of Bournemouth and look likely to sign midfielder Flynn Downes after his negotiations with Bournemouth hit a deadlock.

With former Ipswich coach Matt Gill coming to the Liberty along with new head coach Russell Martin there is a natural link with Downes who has made a strong impression at Ipswich during his first season before handing in a transfer request after they rejected multiple bids from Crystal Palace.

After an injury hit campaign last time around he was one of several players instructed to train with the Under-23s at Portman Road although interestingly the publication reports that Ipswich are likely to want a “seven figure fee” for the player who has also attracted interest from Barnsley and Peterborough.

The bids rejected last summer from Palace were understood to be in the region of ยฃ1.6m but that was before hnee and hamstring injuries restricted him to just 17 starts and eight sub appearances in 2020/21.

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Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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