Dundalk star Daryl Horgan says it would take a “fantastic offer” to tempt him away from the triple Premier Division champions.
The winger has been one of the stand-out players as the Lilywhites claimed the SSE Airtricity title, made it to the FAI Cup final and moved into second place in their Europa League group.
The Galway man is on the radar of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill, who said that the 24-year-old "would certainly have made the provisional squad" for the Georgia-Moldova double-header had Dundalk not had such a hectic fixture schedule.
After a sensational season for the double winners in 2015, Richie Towell made the move from Dundalk to Brighton but has been hampered by injury at the Championship club.
Horgan, who helped the Louth side wrap up the league title with a 2-1 win over Bohemians on Sunday, told RTÉ 2fm’s Game On: “If there’s any offers I’d have to consider it.
“You’d be foolish not to look into everything. But it would have to be a fantastic offer to get me away from Dundalk. It’s been unbelievable.
“We could potentially in the Europa League round of 32 come February. That still could be the case. That would be huge for a club our size."
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Asked about his own performances over the season, Horgan was eager to stress that the success of Stephen Kenny’s side is not down to individuals.
“I try and block it out as much as I can; it’s a collective effort,” he said.
“While I’ve been pretty happy with how it’s gone this year it’s definitely been a team effort.
“Personally, I know if I don’t have a good game or if I’m just not at it or if I’m injured I know there’s someone who can come in in my place and possibly do a better job, who could change the game in a different way.
“There’s a lot of players with a lot of different attributes and that’s massive for us.”
Dundalk face St Patrick’s Athletic away this evening [7.45pm] and are expected to rest a number of first-team regulars.
