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Flynn Downes' former coach at Ipswich Town Kieron Dyer believes the Swansea star will be a Premier League player this summer.
Downes has arguably been Swansea's standout player this season, putting in a number of commanding displays in the engine room. Head coach Russell Martin says he has run out of superlatives for the 23-year-old, who has now attracted the interest of top-flight outfit Leeds United.
The Elland Road side could be in the market for a midfielder if star man Kalvin Phillips moves on at the end of the current campaign; Aston Villa have been linked with a £60million move for the England man. Downes has been named as a possible successor in Yorkshire, and Dyer, who was at Portman Road at the same time as the former MK Dons man, believes he will go right to the very top - adding that he'll be a £10million player very soon.
“Flynn was in the bomb squad (last year). Which, by the way, I totally agreed with because I was in the meeting when he said to (manager) Paul Cook that he would like to move on,” said Dyer.
“But he’s always been emotional. He’s that type of character. So me and BK (Bryan Klug, Ipswich’s head of coaching and player development) were good for him. We listened to him, we understood him. We got to the point where we arranged a truce meeting with him and Paul Cook so that it could be agreed that he could stay. But it was two alpha males going at it, the meeting didn’t go to plan and Flynn left.
“Either myself or Bryan should have been in that room. If I could have persuaded Flynn to stay we would have had a midfield of Sam Morsy and Flynn Downes and would be top of the league! I’m telling you now, Flynn Downes will go for £10m
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