That's an assumption made by The Argus, not an offical statement from the club. Our point of differentiation from the Premier League clubs interested has presumably got to be that we're offering him a faster route to first team football.
I wouldn't be so sure that he'll be going straight into the Dev squad, should he join us.
If we're trying to convince him to join us ahead of several Premier League clubs, we probably wouldn't get into his good books by denying him the chance of a farewell appearance for his current club. Sure...