Town are reported to have turned down a second offer from Premier League Crystal Palace for midfielder Flynn Downes.

In July, TWTD revealed that Crystal Palace were keen on the 21-year-old with sporting director Dougie Freedman having been at Town’s game at Blackpool at the end of February as the Selhurst Park club continued an ongoing watching brief.

As previously reported, the Eagles made an earlier bid for the academy product, understood to have been just north of £1 million and now, according to the EADT, the South Londoners have come back with a second offer of £2 million, which again has been rebuffed.

Although the Blues were previously reported to have put a valuation of £4 million on the England U20 international, who was TWTD readers’ Player of the Year for 2019/20, it’s likely Town would want an overall deal, including clauses such as appearance milestones, worth significantly more than that if they were to sell. An offer of £2 million is unlikely to have been given much consideration.

Owner Marcus Evans is understood to have no plans to offload any of the club’s prized assets this summer, despite the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis.

Asked earlier this week whether he would be a Town player this season, Downes responded: “Hopefully, obviously we’ll see. You can never say for sure, but hopefully I will be.”

Quizzed on whether he was aware of any interest, he added: “I’ve heard little bits and bobs but I’m just focusing on the football, that’s all I can say really, I’m focusing on the football and everything else will be taken care of. That’s sort of it.”

West Ham, who Downes supports and who he faced in a friendly at Portman Road on Tuesday, also made their interest known to Town in January, while Fulham are among the other clubs to have been keeping tabs on the Brentwood-born schemer. Reports of interest from Arsenal are understood to be wide of the mark.

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Linkboy13 added 19:47 - Aug 28 We all know how this is going to end with Town excepting a bidd somewhere in the middle . Players should always play at the highest level possible if they have any ambition. I know people are saying Ivan Toney went for ten million but strikers are nearly always valued at a higher price.
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ringwoodblue added 20:55 - Aug 28 Hope Downes stays for at least this season but can't begrudge him moving on to a team in the Premier league if they make a realistic bid as he will never realise his potential at Ipswich.
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Carberry added 22:33 - Aug 28 When you are in league 1 you need money and Evans needs money, so as soon as the offer gets close to acceptable he will be gone. And if we think he'd rather stay to help our wage cap issues - dream on.
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KiwiBlue2 added 00:18 - Aug 29 This is a real test of Evans' s level of ambition. If we get promoted and Flynn has a great season then his price is likely to be higher after some more games in the Championship. On the other hand the likely wages on offer to Flynn if he is at a Prem club are inevitably going to be a few times higher than he is getting here. Best thing is if we give him a pay increase and hold him for at least another 12-18 months. It will be better for him to be playing week in week week out than sitting on a bench at a Prem club or being loaned out. This all makes this season critical for us to get promoted......

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Skip73 added 01:31 - Aug 29 We should be asking at least £10m for him after all they are a Premier League club, and as Chelsea have, and other Prem clubs will undoubtedly soon show, the pandemic has not affected them whatsoever, so hold out for a ridiculous fee. Of course this is Ipswich so he will leave for about £3m. Sorry to be negative, but I am at the end of my tether with the mismanagement and lack of ambition of this once proud club.

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WorcesterBlue added 08:23 - Aug 29 There's a fair few players that can leave to make space in the squad imo plus a Manager too. But not Flynn. Build the midfield around him, Bishop and Hughes/Dozzel moving forwards. But no, we'll sell and Lambert and Evans can carry on wrecking the club on and off the pitch.
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dirtydingusmagee added 09:17 - Aug 29 it was just a text from Freedman saying ''Come on Downes the price is right ''
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Essexipswichboy added 09:51 - Aug 29 Let's hope Me didn't make his millions by luck Let's hope he has got some business head on If he can get us up then Downes could make him loads 2million is crap and he knows it This is our year
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dirtydingusmagee added 15:31 - Aug 29 Essexipswichboy , you must be a new ,young supporter , lol
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