Bradley Dack has Premier League potential and is likely to leave Gillingham, his manager Justin Edinburgh has admitted.
Dack was named the League One Player of the Year last week after a breakthrough season for the Gills.
The 22-year-old has scored 15 goals in 42 games for the play-off hopefuls and has attracted the attention of several Championship and top flight clubs.
One potential suitor is Crystal Palace – the Eagles have been linked with a £2.5m move for Dack this week.
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Gillingham boss Edinburgh is not surprised by the interest in Dack, who he says has a future in the Premier League.
Edinburgh told Kent Online: “He has taken the personal accolades this season and rightly so. We are not silly, we know he will move on, that is football.
“It doesn’t surprise me one bit if that is true because he is destined for bigger and better things.
“I am not saying that if he went to Palace he would play, but certainly his future I can see as being a Premiership player.”
Dack, who was also named in the PFA team-of-the-year, is contracted to Gillingham until the summer of 2018.
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