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Town to Receive Rhodes Windfall? - Ipswich Town News

Town’s January war chest could receive a boost with West Ham reported to have offered Huddersfield £3 million for ex-Blues striker Jordan Rhodes. The controversial deal which took the 21-year-old frontman to West Yorkshire in the summer of 2009 included a sell-on clause which if the currently quoted figures are close to being correct would take the overall fee Town achieved for the Scotland international close to £1 million.

The Terriers are reported to have turned down the Hammers' offer with manager Lee Clark recently stating his club’s determination to hold on to their star man despite reported interest from Manchester United, Celtic and innumerable other sides: "Jordan doesn't have a value - the chairman will not sell. He has stated that his money is better in Jordan that in the bank.

"The lad doesn't want to leave, which is just as important. We dealt with the issue weeks ago, because we knew he would be hot property. Promotion is more important to the chairman than pounds."

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has subsequently confirmed that his club has made an enquiry but no more than that: "Jordan Rhodes has only been an enquiry, not an offer or a bid by any stretch of the imagination.

"And we have had a straightforward 'absolute no', 'not for sale' from Huddersfield Town so that's out of equation. That was just an enquiry to see what the situation was and nothing more than that."

While other interested parties may now show their hand, Allardyce says the money which Huddersfield are likely to view as a fair price for Rhodes would be beyond West Ham: "He is the main man for them to get them out of that division. This young lad is their main goalscorer.

"I suppose if the bid was big enough they would have to think about it, but I don't think we have that sort of money."

The Blues are understood to already have received more than £600,000 from the Rhodes deal which included several clauses based on both the player and the club reaching milestones, plus the sell-on which is believed to be in excess of 10% of the profit Huddersfield would make if they agree to sell the son of former Blues keeper-coach Andy.

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