English Nationwide League Division Three side Northampton Town are leading the chase for Cork City striker John O’Flynn, with Cobblers’ Director of Football John Deehan expected to be in the attendance when the Leesiders take on Derry City at Turners Cross on Friday night.
O’Flynn is believed to be the player foremost in the thoughts of Deehan when the former Aston Villa assistant manager attends a series of eircom League matches this weekend, although Deehan was keen to keep his precise intentions under wraps.
He said: "I am going over to Ireland to take in a few different games, but I’m not going to watch any specific players. With the Irish teams playing their summer league it makes sense to go and take a look."
If Turners Cross is on his itinerary, Deehan will hope that O’Flynn is sufficiently recovered from the knock that saw him replaced midway through the second half of the draw against leaders Shelbourne on Tuesday night.
O’Flynn impressed in his hour on the field the other night, scoring Cork’s opener with a cracking shot from just outside the area to take his tally for the season to five, a creditable total considering the fact that he has suffered a series of niggling injuries during the campaign.
Another English Third Division side, Notts County, were linked with a move for O’Flynn last weekend, and if the 21-year-old continues to impress in the coming weeks, the chances of him returning across the water – he had a spell with Peterborough before returning two years ago – can only increase.
