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FLW's Sheffield Wednesday fan pundit has given his verdict on Djeidi Gassama's £2.5 million valuation amid Blackburn interest

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Blackburn Rovers are eyeing a potential move for Sheffield Wednesday’s Djeidi Gassama this summer.

According to Alan Nixon, the Lancashire outfit are interested in the 21-year-old amid uncertainty surrounding many players at Hillsborough at the moment.

It has been claimed that the Frenchman could be available for £2.5 million, which certainly suggests that he won’t be walking away from the Owls for nothing due to potential unpaid wages.

Gassama contributed seven goals and one assist for Danny Rohl’s side last season, with the team finishing 12th in the table.

Djeidi Gassama’s £10 million valuation

When asked about Gassama’s apparent £2.5 million asking price, FLW’s Sheffield Wednesday fan pundit Patrick McKenna claimed that the player should be valued at £10 million.

He criticised the chaos under owner Dejphon Chansiri, suggesting that a sale at that price would be a similar mistake to when Michail Antonio left the club.

“It would definitely hurt to see him go for that price because he is worth a lot more than that,” McKenna told Football League World.

“It’s a case that this price is being suggested as part of a fire sale where Chansiri is desperate to get any money in now to cling on.

“Let’s be honest, Gassama is in recent years probably one of our best prospects and with today’s market and the price of players, when it came to a time looking to sell Gassama we should be looking at at least £10 million, if not more.

“So, if he went for a quarter of that price because of the horrendous mismanagement by Chansiri, it certainly would be a kick in the teeth but hardly surprising.

“Because making a profit on player sale is another area where we have massively failed under Chansiri.

“So, yeah, as it stands, I certainly do think that he will be on the move.

“He may have got his wages paid, but I suppose you don’t have any confirmation of that.

“But even if he is one of the wages paid, he’s looking around him, he’s seeing absolute chaos at the club, he’s seeing his teammates not paid.

“So I can certainly see for any player at this time a move away being attractive.

“Certainly, if he does go for the reported price, it’ll definitely be one we’ll be looking back on with regret.

“One I can think of is Michail Antonio, who went for about £1 million I think and look at the solid Premier League career he went onto after that.

“I really hope this fire sale doesn’t happen, and he doesn’t go for £2.5 million because he is worth a lot more than that.”

Sheffield Wednesday will begin their Championship season on 10 August with a trip to face Leicester City.

Gassama for £2.5 million could be a great deal for Blackburn

Blackburn have lost Tyrhys Dolan for nothing this summer, so being able to sign someone like Gassama at a cut-rate price could make up for that departure.

It would be a massive blow for Sheffield Wednesday to lose someone with the winger’s potential.

If they could at least get good value for him then that could help the financial situation, but it’s unclear just how far £2.5 million would even get the club in the short-term.