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By George Ankers<\/h3>\n

9 Jun 2011 16:07:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Craig Mackail-Smith, Peterborough United<\/p>\n

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Peterborough<\/a>\u2019s Craig Mackail-Smith<\/a> has held talks with one Premier League<\/a> club over a transfer, but, according to director of football Barry Fry, he is waiting to see if other offers materialise before making a decision.<\/p>\n

Mackail-Smith, 27, fired Posh back into the Championship last season with 35 goals in all competitions and is understood to be being pursued by several top-flight clubs, including the likes of Everton, Wigan, Norwich and QPR.<\/p>\n

Fry told the Evening Telegraph<\/em>: \u201cWe have accepted one bid for Craig at this stage and have allowed him to speak to that Premier League club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Craig has spoken to the manager of the club concerned but he certainly hasn’t agreed to anything as yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cCraig wants to keep his options open because he knows there are at least a dozen clubs in for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mackail-Smith is almost certain to leave London Road after an exceptional season that saw him break into the Scotland setup, making his debut as an 87th-minute substitute in a friendly against Brazil in March.<\/p>\n

The forward was the subject of interest from newly-promoted Norwich in the January transfer window but the Canaries did not meet Peterborough\u2019s valuation of him at the time. They may now return with an improved offer.<\/p>\n

Mackail-Smith scored in Posh’s 3-0 victory against Huddersfield at Old Trafford that sealed a return to the Championship for Darren Ferguson’s side.<\/p>\n

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