Millwall Facing Competition From Cardiff and Blackburn for Bialkowski
Monday, 6th Jan 2020 11:13

TWTD understands Millwall are facing competition for on-loan Blues keeper Bartosz Bialkowski from Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers.

Bialkowski is currently on a season-long loan with the Lions where he has enjoyed a very successful first half of the campaign and quickly become a fans’ favourite. The keeper is believed to be very happy at the Den.

However, we understand the Blues would like to cash in on the 32-year-old this window, in which he can be recalled, with Cardiff - who are now managed by Neil Harris, the man who brought Bialkowski to Millwall in the summer - very keen to sign the Polish international with West Ham believed to be eyeing a move for their current keeper Neil Etheridge, who was interesting Aston Villa in the summer.

In addition to the Bluebirds, Blackburn, who were among those eyeing Bialkowski in the summer, have also made their interest known to Town, while Millwall will almost certainly look to make him a permanent member of their squad rather than risk losing him.

Speaking about Bialkowski’s future in November, Town manager Paul Lambert said it was certainly possible that clubs other than Millwall could show interest in the former Notts County and Southampton man once the window opened: “They could come and buy, especially if he’s playing well.”

Lions boss Gary Rowett had previously said that he wasn’t aware that Town had plans to recall Bialkowski in order to sell him but was making contingency plans just in case.

“There are certain things in the agreement that I’m aware of. It’s a case of seeing what happens,” he told London News Online.

“It is what it is. We don’t want to lose Bart — he’s a very, very good player. He’s performed very, very well for us. But at the same time we also have to have a plan in case something happens in that sense.

“Our intention is that hopefully he is here as our goalkeeper — because he’s been great — and the lads love him as well.”

Bialkowski, who is on Town’s most lucrative current contract which runs until the summer of 2021 with the club having an option for a further season, joined Millwall on a season-long loan in July, a permanent £900,000 move having broken down the previous month due to concerns regarding his knee which emerged in a medical.

Meanwhile, the Blues had a scout at Sunday’s Leeds United-Hull U23s fixture at Thorp Arch which the West Yorkshiremen won 5-0.

Elsewhere, former Town striker Marcus Bent, 41, has joined Thurlow Nunn League Division One North side Cornard United.

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cat added 18:17 - Jan 6 Holy should be our no1, not sure what the crack is with Norris but hopefully lambert will sort this. Good luck to the ‘Bartman'' fantastic 3 seasons with us and deserves the championship.
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tractorboybig added 18:49 - Jan 6 suffolkboy...he is histoy , lets move on
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BlueandTruesince82 added 19:05 - Jan 6 Wet Spam are about to shell out £4 mil on Randolph so suspect that rules out Cardiff needing to replace Ethridge
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Bert added 19:24 - Jan 6 Unless Millwall cough up the original money offered they have only themselves to blame if we choose to sell Bart for a reasonable return. It's not a happy situation for Bart to be in so we should all wish him well.
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BlueMachines added 20:40 - Jan 6 The biggest factor in Bart's drop in form was the retiring of Malcom Webster. A huge factor both trolls and true fans on here seem to overlook.
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wayway added 20:49 - Jan 6 Just don't be stupid enough to think anything we get for Bart will be reinvested. This is our saviour Evans PLC we are talking about. The company who pockets millions every year in tax relief by just owning the football club. But we could be Bury remember, and we probably will be if the tax loophole is ever stopped
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Edmundo added 21:17 - Jan 6 Our wage bill is over 100% of the Club's turnover: getting Bart off the books is vital, otherwise we are in big trouble with the EFL should we end up down here another season. Other clubs will know this so don't expect big money for him: we have to sell.
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ArnieM added 21:21 - Jan 6 I'd much rather Town sold Bart than any of our youngsters . They are the future, Bart isn't!
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KiwiBlue2 added 21:36 - Jan 6

Perhaps one day we will see him back as goalkeeper coach if he maintains his desire to retire in this area. For now it is great for him to be playing in the Championship (or perhaps with a bit of luck higher) and for us to get a decent fee for him and for his wages to be used towards getting a couple of decent players in. I wish him the very best of luck for the future he deserves that on the strength of what he did for us.......

BeattiesBackPocket added 00:28 - Jan 7 You watch it will be ‘undisclosed sum' as always meaning we've undersold another player probably half of what we could've got for him in the summer like we always do and then wonder why the debt grows! Webster prime example let go for 5 million year later going for over 20! And Evans is a great businessman no doubt it seems until it's the football club!
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