Premier League trio Norwich City, Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion all reportedly want Ipswich Town ace Andre Dozzell.
Paul Lambert has warned the likes of Norwich City and Crystal Palace that Ipswich Town are not willing to let Andre Dozzell go on the cheap, speaking to the East Anglian Daily Times.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder was one of the few positives to emerge out of a nightmare 2018/19 season at Portman Road. The Ipswich-born youngster has risen through the ranks and established himself in the first team under Lambert over recent months, making 19 Championship appearances to catch the eye of clubs higher in the footballing pyramid.
One of those, according to TWTD, is the Tractor Boys’ bitter rivals Norwich City.
Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion are interested too as Ipswich desperately try to tie Dozzell down to a new deal. His current contract expires in 2020, though the League One outfit have the option to extend it by a further 12 months.
And Lambert has now made it clear to any potential suitors that they must be willing to break the bank in order to tempt Ipswich to sell.
“If it’s a Premier League club it will be for a hell of a lot of money, but I’ve not heard anything like that,” the manager said. “Dozzell’s been playing really well but if a Premier League club comes knocking then it would have to be a hell of a lot of money.
“You would have to spend a lot of money. He’s a really good footballer, the lad. Really technical and a really good footballer.”
With that in mind, Dozzell should fit right in if he makes a controversial switch from Portman Road to Carrow Road. Norwich manager Daniel Farke loves to give skilful young talents a chance and the England U20 star should fit in perfectly to his possession-based style.
Though the prospect of Dozzell wearing green and yellow doesn’t bare thinking about for the long-suffering Ipswich faithful.
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