United knock back £900k bid for Will Ferry
The bidding has started for the left wingback.
Dundee United have rejected an offer worth £900,000 for Will Ferry.
Ferry, who has entered the final year of his contract with the club, is widely expected to leave Tannadice over the summer if the price is right.
Clubs in Slovakia and Czech Republic have expressed an interest in Ferry and, as initially reported by The Courier, one of them has made an opening offer.
However, United are holding out for a seven-figure fee for the 25-year-old.
A consistent performer who has played virtually every minute of game time for United since he started, Ferry finished this latest season with four goals and nine assists under his belt.
Last month he made his debut on the international stage with his first outing for the Ireland national team in a friendly against Grenada.
The wingback is not short of suiters, both south of the Border and across the pond.
Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic both have an established interest in the Ferry, with Derby County recently joining the list of English Championship outfits who could make a move for his signature.
He is also on the radar of the MLS again as Los Angeles FC — where former Hibs defender Ryan Porteous now plays — have expressed interest ahead of their transfer window opening on July 13.
Last summer United rejected a bid for Ferry from the MLS’ Vancouver Whitecaps because it was too low.
Manager Jim Goodwin has previously described Ferry as one of United’s best signings and has hinted that the club is braced for interest for him in the coming weeks.
He previously said: “I think Will’s opportunity to one day move on to bigger things may well happen. Our whole recruitment philosophy is geared around that strategy of signing young players that have room for development. He is a good example.
“We brought Will up from Cheltenham and he turned out to be one of the star performers in the Premiership.”
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