Ferry set to leave? United accept £1.7m bid
Czech top flight club meets asking price for the wing back.
Will Ferry could be set to leave Dundee United after the club accepted a transfer bid worth £1.7 million.
A top-flight outfit in the Czech Republic has reportedly become the first club to meet United’s asking price for the wing-back.
Advanced talks will now begin with Ferry and his representatives, although the wing back might not accept personal deal terms.
Ferry has been one of United’s most consistent performers, playing virtually every minute of the last two campaigns for the club.
The 25-year-old ended last season with nine assists, four goals and his international debut for Ireland.
Interest in Ferry has been mounting for a while.
He previously captured the attention of the MLS’ Vancouver Whitecaps, who tabled a rejected bid for Ferry in January, with Los Angeles FC also expressing interest.
Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic and Derby County have been among English outfits closely monitoring Ferry.
It is understood that Ferry’s preference would be a move across the Atlantic.
The wingback, who has one year left on his contract, is widely expected to be one of the club’s pre-season exits as United looks to capitalise on his development – but manager Jim Goodwin has stressed that they would only let him go if the price was right.
Last month, United turned down a deal worth £900,000 for Ferry. In January, they turned down a £700,000 bid from Vancouver Whitecaps.
Ferry came to Tannadice in summer 2024 on a free transfer from Cheltenham Town.
Ferry missing from training
Will Ferry currently isn’t training with the Dundee United squad, which the club have said was to allow him some time to consider his options.
But a hastily deleted social media post from Ferry has hinted at unhappiness.
Absent from training on Monday, he posted a photo on a golf course, captioned: “Not how I expected to be spending my pre-season, let’s hope the golf keeps me fit.”
Ferry has previously been open about struggling to deal with the uncertainty of interest from other clubs.
Speaking in May, he told the Record: “If there is interest in the summer then I definitely feel like I would deal with it better. I am not going to hide from the fact that I struggled a little bit.
“Whether it was a conscious or not, but it might have been more subconscious on dealing with what was going on. People will put two and two together with some performances and maybe how I came across.
“I would definitely be in a better place almost not to think about it now. Not let it affect me, but I will cross that bridge if I get there. The good thing is now I know how to deal with certain challenges in my career. I am definitely in a better place.”