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BURTON REJECTED BOYCE BID

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The LeaguePaper Team
9 September 2018

LEAGUE ONE
NIGEL Clough revealed Burton turned down a £1million offer from Bolton for striker Liam Boyce before the transfer window closed.
The 27-year-old striker was wanted by Phil Parkinson, who turned his attention to Christian Doidge. Clough said: “We had several bids in from Bolton for him. There is always one question which is the precursor to everything at Burton Albion – is it in the best interests of the club?
“The simple answer was no. At a different level of finance it might have been, but the bid, as it was, wasn’t in the best interests of the club...

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