Town boss Paul Lambert says none of his first-teamers being sold before the transfer window closed last Friday was great, despite Crystal Palace having made two bids for Flynn Downes in late August, but says that interest may be renewed in January and admits that if clubs offer “really good money” then the Blues couldn’t stand in the way of players moving to the top flight.

In addition to Palace making their rebuffed offers of £1.2 million and £1.6 million for Downes, who is currently out with a knee injury, Championship AFC Bournemouth made a bid of around £1 million for Kayden Jackson, while Luke Woolfenden was also understood to have caught the eye of other clubs last season.

“You can only be bought if someone wants to buy you,” Lambert said. “People have to come in.

“Flynn’s situation everybody knew about and it went the way it did, that went away. It might raise its head again in the next window, I don’t know, but that’s football.

“Nobody moving is great on that side of it. But if somebody comes in and offers really good money for any of the guys, I don’t think the club can stand in the way because of the way the financial situation is at the minute. But somebody’s got to come in and want to buy you, so we wait and see.”

Reflecting further on Palace’s offers for Downes, he added: “The money wasn’t good, the money was nowhere near good enough so [owner] Marcus [Evans] was quite right, quite entitled to do what he wants. It’s his club, he runs it, it’s finances, but the bid itself was absolutely nowhere near.

“But if they came in with an offer which was incredible and Flynn went, then it would be brilliant for Flynn, I’m not going to sit here and deny a young kid the chance to go into the Premier League or anything like that, but the money had to be right for the football club.

“I knew it wasn’t and Marcus obviously has the main call on it and he said that as well.

“Flynn did great for us and if the club got an incredible offer, then I think the club would thank him for his efforts and he goes and tries to be what hopefully he’s going to turn out to be. This club can’t stand in a young kid’s way if the money’s really, really good.”

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WhoisJimmyJuan added 12:09 - Oct 23 Slight contradiction to say you won't stand in the way of a young player's career but then say only if an "incredible" offer came in could he go. But in general quite right: Palace or any other club need to put their money where their mouths are. Love him or hate him, Marcus Evans can stand up to derisory offers.
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dirtydingusmagee added 15:49 - Oct 23 THERE'S ONLY ONE REALLY IN REALLY Paul, REALLY .
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HeadWestBlue added 16:37 - Oct 23 After the speculation surrounding The Wolf last year will being sat on the bench for too long be increasing or decreasing his future sell on value, interests from other clubs. It would appear to me that he would be the CB with the biggest sell on potential? Apart from the odd cut or bump it was hoped he might collect whilst on loan, in order to get the best price for him, may be we will try and convince other clubs that he is hardly used, still as good as new.

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