Holt happy for Dykes to leave if the price is right

GARY HOLT admits Lyndon Dykes will leave Livingston – but only if one of his growing list of suitors meets the club’s asking price.

The Lions knocked back a bid from Barnsley on Friday, believed to be in the region of £1million, and are understood to be seeking closer to £2m for their in-demand star.

Rangers’ interest in the former Queen of the South marksman could now increase, given Jermain Defoe’s injury and the transfer talk surrounding Alfredo Morelos.

A host of English clubs have also been linked with a possible move for the Australian.

Holt said: “The club know where we’re at and Lyndon knows where we’re at.

“Everybody in football [has a price]. You want good value for what you’ve got and what you’ve done, and the stuff that us, at the club, have put into Lyndon as well.

“It’s just being honest and being open with the big man, and everyone else at the club knows where the club’s coming from.

“They know that there is an opportunity that if you do really well you’ve got a chance of moving.” Meanwhile, Dykes has himself brushed off the possibility of a move away from Livingston. The man from the Gold Coast struck it rich in the Premiership last season with 12 goals in 33 appearances. But he is keen to ensure the transfer talk does not distract him – and proved that with a goal in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Ross County.

Dykes said: “I don’t really get much worked up about it. There are always things in your head that can catch you out, but that never does.”