{"id":608241,"date":"2022-01-20T08:08:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=608241"},"modified":"2022-01-20T09:17:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:17:15","slug":"mk-dons-dawson-devoy-bohemians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/20\/mk-dons-dawson-devoy-bohemians\/","title":{"rendered":"MK Dons Set to Sign Promising League of Ireland Youngster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MK Dons are close to signing young midfielder Dawson Devoy from League of Ireland side Bohemians, reports Johnny Ward of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/sport\/soccer\/2022\/0120\/1274819-dawson-devoy-set-to-depart-bohemians-for-mk-dons\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RTE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old is said to be lined up as a potential replacement for the outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/19\/matt-oriley-celtic-mk-dons-midfielder\/\" target=\"_self\">Matt O&#8217;Riley<\/a>, who is set to complete a \u00a31.5 million move to Celtic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyRJoseph\/status\/1484132010239180800\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">later today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Devoy has experience of playing in Europe after impressing with his performances in the Europa Conference League last season.<\/p>\n<h2>MK Dons Close to Signing Dawson Devoy From Bohemians<\/h2>\n<h3>Midfield Reinforcement<\/h3>\n<p>MK Dons have had a difficult week in terms of losing players, with four loan players recalled by their parent clubs as well as several other departures.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Ethan Robson was recalled by Blackpool owing to injuries, and with O&#8217;Riley set for a permanent departure to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/29\/challenging-six-months-ange-postecoglou\/\" target=\"_self\">Celtic<\/a>, the Dons suddenly look light in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>They have been swift in their acquisitions though, and have already signed Republic of Ireland U21 captain Conor Coventry on loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/22\/antonio-contes-resurgent-tottenham-secure-league-cup-semi-final\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United<\/a> for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>A move for Devoy would see the pair link up together again, with the youngster having already been capped at youth level by Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The Dons also have another Irish youngster in their squad with Troy Parrott currently loan in from Premier League side <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/19\/stunning-ending-sees-steven-bergwijn-give-tottenham-three-points-at-leicester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THREAD | Profiling Bohemians Wonder Kid Dawson Devoy \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\u26bd\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>This sublime assist from the Ireland U21 midfielder went viral yesterday and there&#8217;s no reason why the talented 19 year-old can&#8217;t continue to have a big impact this season for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bfcdublin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bfcdublin<\/a> \ud83d\ude0d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MMJXxsawwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MMJXxsawwE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenny&#8217;s Kids (@KennysKids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KennysKids\/status\/1389666124112044039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Promising Talent<\/h3>\n<p>Devoy is seen as one of the rising stars in the League of Ireland and has amassed plenty of experience already despite being just 20-years-old.<\/p>\n<p>He made 33 appearances in the Premier Division last season, scoring twice and assisting four.<\/p>\n<p>He also managed one assist in six games in the Europa Conference League qualifiers and made a brief appearance in 2020\/21 Europa League qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"PWkhSYV9SeRpGjtNe6KTFw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; 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The 20-year-old is said to be lined up as a potential replacement for the outgoing Matt O&#8217;Riley, who is set to complete a \u00a31.5 million move to Celtic later today. 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