Swindon Town striker closing in on Torquay switch (From Swindon Advertiser)
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Swindon Town striker closing in on Torquay switch
6:00am Monday 2nd July 2012 in Local By Sam Morshead
Billy Bodin
SWINDON striker Billy Bodin is close to finalising his proposed switch to Torquay as the two clubs are near to agreeing a fee for the 20-year-old, the Advertiser understands.
Bodin, who enjoyed a spell on loan at Plainmoor last term, has been on Gulls manager Martin Ling’s wish-list for some time and Ling is believed to have submitted several bids for his services during the off-season.
An offer of around £40,000 is understood to have been turned down by Town around 10 days ago, but the Adver has learnt that the two clubs are close to settling for a fee in the region of £70,000.
Bodin, who has interested several clubs across League One and League Two this summer, appears to be surplus to Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio’s plans for the coming campaign – despite having been offered a new deal with the Robins.
The Welshman did not travel to Italy with the rest of the first-team squad on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Town began their pre-season tour of Italy yesterday.
The team flew to Verona from Gatwick before transferring to their hotel on the edge of Lake Garda.
The Robins will spend a fortnight in Di Canio’s native country and play two matches – one on Thursday of this week and the other next Wednesday.
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