Town could be set for a windfall with Crystal Palace confirming their interest in former striker Jordan Rhodes. The Blues agreed a sell-on clause as part of the controversial deal which took the frontman, now 21, to Huddersfield for £850,000 in July 2009.

Palace assistant boss Lennie Lawrence has confirmed that Rhodes is on his club’s summer wish-list: "Jordan Rhodes is on the radar, but it won't be until we get back from holiday that I will find out how much that has been brought forward. We are still looking at him and there might possibly be a deal."

The precise size of Town’s sell-on has never been revealed but former boss Roy Keane said the club were “well provided for by sell-on clauses” when talking about the deal in November 2009. That may suggest it’s somewhere around 20% of any profit the Terriers make on the striker, the son of former Blues keeper-coach Andy.

Millwall have also been linked, with Huddersfield chief executive Nigel Clibbens determined to get a significant fee “well north of seven figures” for the Oldham-born frontman, who cost the Blues £5,000 from Barnsley’s academy when he followed his father to Suffolk in March 2005.

Last season Rhodes, who recently won his first Scotland U21 cap, scored 22 goals in all competitions having netted 23 times in his first season at the Galpharm Stadium.

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spanish_archer added 22:44 - Jun 25 I want Rhodes back in blue
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itfc1981 added 09:21 - Jun 26 Yallop, dont blame Rhodes for Huddersfield's poor management. He should have played a hell of a lot more given his strike rate.
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nkotb_sect5 added 13:59 - Jun 26 Move on. Selling Rhodes was the right decision at the time. Same ilk as Gary Roberts, seems to be a nice chap, exellent in Div 1. Not good enough for ITFC. Why neg Ellington? The man has done it, big time in the Prem, proven. Move on.
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TractorRoyNo1 added 23:38 - Jun 26 he was sold to make space for Wickham who is now valued at £12m, there was no way the club could bring through 2 kids at the same time PavlovsCat added 11:58 - Jun 25 Rhodes was sold because we had a clueless manager. Scored at every level since an embryo and continues to do so. Was never given a chance under Keane, would love to have him back here.
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