LIVINGSTON chief executive John Ward insists the Lions have had no enquiries for in-demand striker Lyndon Dykes.
And he is adamant only a ‘proper offer’ could tempt the West Lothian outfit to part with their top scorer this summer.
Celtic, Rangers, Stoke City, Middlesbrough, Derby County and Sunderland are amongst a host of clubs linked with the former Queen of the South marksman, who shot to prominence with an impressive 12 goals from 33 appearances last season.
Livi are said to have slapped a £2 million price tag on the 24-year-old but Ward claims the figure is bogus and may as well be £5 million.
And the Almondvale chief would love to hang on to the Gold Coast-born player, who is being courted by both Australia and Scotland at international level.
Ward said: “If people are going to make stuff up can they not make it £5 million? I genuinely don’t know where that [fee] came from.
“A pal of mine tweeted it to me the other day and somebody asked what the truth in it was. There’s genuinely nothing in it.
“I don’t doubt there’s clubs interested and looking at him but, personally, I would like to keep him and I know that Gary Holt and David Martindale like him.
“There’s been no enquiries, he’s a big part of our plans going forward.
“But, it’s like all these things, who knows if there was a proper offer what the reaction would be.”
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