Premiership sides Celtic and Rangers FC have both been linked with Livingston FC’s 24-year-old centre-forward Lyndon Dykes over the past couple of weeks.
Now in a major revelation, the Australian has hinted that he wishes to play for an elite club in the near future. And this statement has promptly caught the attention of both sets of fans who claim the player is ready to move out in the summer.
He said, as per Record Sport: “I’m really enjoying my time at Livi. But I’m also confident I can push on and reach an even higher level at a bigger club.
“There’s been a bit of talk and a few clubs interested but I’ve not heard anything concrete. It’s good to be talked about, but I don’t read too much into it.
“I’m backing myself internationally as well and I think I can keep learning and improving. I want to look back when I retire and know that I’ve pushed as hard as I can in my career.
“It’s crazy when you look back. They are a lot of players out there who’ve been at academies and big clubs when they were younger, playing football for so many years.
“But I’m new to the pro scene and have come from nowhere really. I just kinda played Saturday league and mucked around, and now I’m here via Queen of the South.
“Once I got that sniff of it, I knew this was what I wanted to do.”
Which club’s likely to sign Lyndon Dykes?
Lyndon Dykes joined Livingston from Queen of the South FC in January of 2019 and during the 2019-20 season, the 24-year-old has been scored nine and assisting eight goals in 25 Premiership matches.
And right now, Neil Lennon and Steven Gerrard are keen to add a new centre-forward to their ranks before the new season begins since both of them are living in fears of losing their current strikers.
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Rangers could lose out on Alfredo Morelos while the Bhoys are in suspicions that Odsonne Edouard might be on his way to the English Premier League.
And in such a scenario, this statement from Lyndon Dykes will unquestionably be a mood lifter for the Old Firm rivals but they will only make a move for the 24-year-old if they know they can’t hold onto their current forwards.
This uncertainty means either Rangers or Celtic might be running a one-horse race in the signing of Lyndon Dykes or both of them could be entangled in a transfer war.
