Davis Keillor-Dunn tipped to leave Barnsley on one "ridiculous offer" condition | OneFootball

Keillor-Dunn has continued to impress in a Barnsley shirt this season.

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Davis Keillor-Dunn is likely to be an exit candidate for Barnsley right up until the last minute of the summer transfer window.

Keillor-Dunn has got off to yet another strong goalscoring start to a season, netting twice in League One in as many games to follow up the 18 times that he scored last season.

His brilliant performances have earned him the respect of many and the attention of some higher-ranking clubs, including teams from the Championship. Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough are the two teams to have been most prominently linked with the 28-year-old this summer.

Barnsley shouldn't be worried about losing Davis Keillor-Dunn

If he continues this fine form, and those two teams struggle for goals, their interest in him will surely rise. That doesn't bother Andy Symcox, Football League World's Barnsley fan pundit, though. He doesn't see a world in which Keillor-Dunn is not at Oakwell beyond the 1st September, when the transfer window shuts.

"Regarding Davis Keillor-Dunn, I would be very surprised if other clubs, particularly from the Championship, hadn't already shown an interest in him," Symcox said.

"Throughout the summer, I counted about nine different clubs that we had reportedly sold him to, all of which were obviously false. I've also heard that we had turned down a bid of £5 million for him, which, again, was unconfirmed and may be very wide of the mark.

"In current prices, I believe that he would be worth more than that to other clubs. But, having released or moved on around 20 players, with much less coming into the club, I don't think the financial implications of keeping Davis are anywhere near as bad as they were. I don't believe that we need to sell.

"I think Davis is happy at Oakwell and, in my view, we'll see the season out. He has formed a good relationship in attack with David McGoldrick.

"Next season may be different. If we don't manage to get promotion, but I don't believe he will be leaving unless a ridiculous offer comes in that is too good to be true and too good to turn down.

"He's a level-headed young man, and I don't believe all the speculation will make any difference to how he is and it will not turn his head and how he plays.

"He's had it all summer and I don't see that ending until the last minute of the transfer window, when he will still be a Barnsley player."

Davis Keillor-Dunn's price tag should be set as high as possible by Barnsley

If Barnsley do find themselves in a situation where a number of teams are knocking on their door trying to sign the forward, they'd be wrong not to try and drive the price up as much as they can.

The player signed a three-year deal with the Tykes when he joined them last summer, giving Barnsley plenty of negotiating power, both with any interested parties and the player, if he decided to throw his toys out of his pram.

On top of that, given the amount of time that is left in the window, it wouldn't make sense for them to sell Keillor-Dunn for anything less than top dollar. Barnsley wouldn't have long to find a replacement - they should have one lined up before agreeing anything anyways - and the teams that want him will be in a more desperate decision.