Lennon Miller sees Udinese up transfer ante as £4.5m talks 'opened' with Motherwell in line for club record sale
Udinese are back on the trail of Lennon Miller as they look to take him to Serie A in a £4.5million deal, according to a report.
The Motherwell star is heading into the final 12 months of his contract at Fir Park with his talk surrounding his future ongoing in the background.
The Herald reports that the Italian outfit - who had a bid booted out in January - have held fresh discussions with the Scottish Premiership side in a move that would be a club record sale.
It would exceed the deal that took David Turnbull from the club to Celtic in a switch believed to be worth £3.25m.
Miller - now a full Scotland international under Steve Clarke - was left out at the weekend as the Steelmen made it back to back draws in the new campaign after following up their opening day draw at home to Rangers with a point at St Mirren.
Speaking about the 18-year-old, boss Jens Berthel Askou explained: "Yes, it was a final call with everything taken into consideration.
"It's not a secret that there are things going on in the background. We know he's been out for four weeks.
"How much risk are you willing to take on a player like him in that situation? The decision was that we kept him out of it."
Should Miller complete a move to Italy he would join a host of his international colleagues.
Lewis Ferguson is skipper at Bologna and he captained them to Coppa Italia success last term.
Che Adams is also in the league with Torino while Josh Doig plays at Sassasulo and Liam Henderson with Sampdoria.
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