Norwich and Rangers would have to make an “extraordinary bid” to sign Aidan Fitzpatrick according to Partick Thistle boss Gary Caldwell.
Reports had claimed that the winger could be moving to Norwich after the club made an original £150,000 bid which would eventually be worth £400,000.
The 17-year-old star has impressed for the Scottish Championship side, despite Partick struggling in the second tier of Scottish football.
The winger scored as his side beat Stranraer 4-1 in the Scottish Cup on Saturday, and Caldwell is aware of the interest.
Speaking through a statement on the club’s website, Caldwell revealed that it would take a huge bid for the midfielder to make Partick let the player leave.
There has been continued speculation about the future of Aidan Fitzpatrick as a Thistle player, including suggestions that he is on the point of leaving the Club.. It wasn’t right to talk about this pre-match last week when the focus had to be on our preparation. However, I wanted to provide an update to reassure fans as to where things stand.
To date, we have received two separate bids from the same club, one in the summer and one earlier this month, neither of which came anywhere near to matching our valuation of the player. I want to keep Aidan at the club and Aidan wants to be here so I recommended that the board reject the recent offer and they agreed.
There is little doubt in my mind that Aidan will, at some point in his career, move on and potentially play at the very highest level. However, I would like to make it clear it would take an extraordinary bid for the club to even contemplate it. We are happy with Aidan’s development and he is happy to be playing at this football club.
The winger’s deal at the club lasts until the Summer of 2021, but he could leave the club if a big offer comes in from Rangers or Norwich.
