Blackburn trying to land MK Dons star Matt O’Riley in £1.7m transfer and could offer player-swap as part of deal
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BLACKBURN are getting creative in their bid to sign Matt O’Riley from MK Dons.
The talented midfielder, 21, is being chased by a number of clubs at home and abroad.
Rovers are very keen but are struggling to afford the £1.7million so are looking at other ways of financing the deal.
That could involve including a player in the deal.
Or it could mean coming to an arrangement on the sell-on fee they are due from MK selling goalkeeper Andrew Fisher to Swansea - who are also extremely interested in O’Riley.
Ex-Fulham kid O’Riley has caught the eye this season with seven goals, including the winner in Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.
Belgium pair Anderlecht and OHL are the latest foreign sides to show an interest, joining the likes of Bordeaux, Venezia and PSV.
SunSport revealed earlier this month that O’Riley is also being closely watched by the Danish FA.
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He qualifies for Denmark and Norway on his mother’s side, and speaks Danish, as well as England.
Meanwhile, Leeds and Brighton are fighting over Blackburn goal machine Ben Brereton.
SunSport exclusively revealed last month that Marcelo Bielsa is keen on signing the Chile international.
But he has now been joined by Graham Potter, who wants to build on Brighton's impressive start.
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