DERBY head the race to signal Northern Irish striker Lee Bonis.
The Larne striker, 23, has 16 objectives this season.
And Bonis may now transfer for about £200,000 in the summertime.
League One Rams are chasing promotion – presently sitting sixth within the third tier.
However they might bid for him even when they don’t return as much as the Championship.
Dundee United have additionally been linked with a summer time transfer for the centre-forward.
Bonis’ spectacular shows have helped hearth Larne to the Irish Premiership title.
The ex-Northern Eire Below-21 worldwide has been a revelation for the champions after shifting from Portadown final 12 months in a £100,000 deal.
Larne supervisor Tiernan Lynch is braced for the ahead’s departure however insists the Derby goal is not going to be bought on a budget.
Lynch stated: “My sincere reply is that I feel Lee has the capabilities to get throughout the water.
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“I feel he has all of the attributes that groups could be searching for — huge, robust, bodily, athletic and scores objectives.
“I don’t assume you’ll get Lee for something lower than £300,000.
“I feel you could flip that again and ask if potential golf equipment can afford not to have a look at somebody like Lee?
“In at present’s market, £300,000 isn’t an enormous sum of money.”