Sammie Szmodics' future is close to being sorted as Premier League and Championship rivals step up efforts to sign Ireland star
Ireland forward Sammie Szmodics looks set to exit Blackburn Rovers this summer.
Blackburn Rovers face an uphill battle to hold onto Ireland forward Sammie Szmodics, with interest in the 28-year-old growing.
Ipswich Town have become the first club to test the resolve of the Ewood Park side by launching a bid for Szmodics.
Their initial effort has been rebuffed. It is thought to have fallen well shy of Blackburn's ambitious €24m valuation.
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While the Premier League newcomers are expected to return with a fresh bid, competition for the man who bagged 33 goals in all competitions last season is only set to grow.
Leeds United have emerged as serious contenders for Szmodics, who has been offered an improved package to stick with his current club.
The Elland Road outfit see the recently capped Ireland star as a key part of their plans for next season's promotion push.
While Blackburn are in no hurry to offload their star player, they realise that if they were to let him go, they would be better off getting the money in early so that they could spend some of it on a replacement.
Szmodics has already been linked this summer with Everton.
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