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Manchester City have made a significant step closer in their pursuit of Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand after Monaco slapped a £40m price tag on Benjamin Mendy.
Sky Sports News HQ understands that Bertrand, along with his fellow England full-back Kyle Walker, could be City players within a fortnight.
Sky sources reported in April that Bertrand and Tottenham’s Walker were both in City’s top-five on their list of targets this summer - and it is understood some aspects of the deal for Bertrand have already been agreed.
The deal would see the full-back more than double the £55,000 a week he is presently on at St Mary’s.
Southampton, meanwhile, say they have not yet received any official approaches for Bertrand or any of their players.
nce again, the summer window looks likely to be a difficult time for Southampton with Virgil van Dijk looking increasingly likely to be heading for Liverpool and Dusan Tadic linked with a move to Italy.
City boss Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, is desperate to upgrade his options at full-back following the departures of Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy, and Bacary Sagna.
Guardiola is a known admirer of Monaco’s flying left-back Mendy, although reports on Tuesday morning suggest the two clubs are still some way from agreeing a deal - with Monaco demanding £40m.
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Manchester City end interest in Virgil van Dijk
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Manchester City do not intend to rival Liverpool in a record bid for Virgil van Dijk.
The Southampton centre back is a player Pep Guardiola admires and he was on their list of potential targets as City initially considered a bid in January.
However, Southampton’s £60million valuation, a world record fee for a defender, is regarded as too high for the 25-year-old Dutchman who is just recovering from the foot ligament injury that curtailed his second season in the Premier League.
For the asking price, there were also reservations that he has limited experience of competitive European football.
City have been considering other options for the position though Guardiola has great belief that John Stones will kick on and has been heartened by the return of Vincent Kompany.
Van Dijk is understood to be sold on playing for Liverpool though the Anfield club are still to agree the fee with Southampton.
Arsenal and Chelsea were also interested.
City are awaiting the resolution of third party ownership issues before gaining clearance for the signing of Benfica goalkeeper Ederson and are expected to push ahead with a bid for Tottenham’s Kyle Walker, who is currently on England duty.
Talented midfielder and Celtic target Patrick Roberts will start pre-season and likely go on tour prior to City evaluating the next best step in his development.
The 20-year old was instrumental for Celtic last season but a permanent transfer to the Scottish champions remains unlikely.
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Man City consider Ryan Bertrand move after Benjamin Mendy talks stall
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Manchester City are discussing a move for Southampton and England left back Ryan Bertrand.
Negotiations over a deal for Monaco’s Benjamin Mendy have stalled with the French champions saying a £40million fee has still to be reached.
Any talks are further complicated by the fact Mendy is on international duty with France until after they play England next week.
Though the Mendy deal is still alive, England international Bertrand has emerged as a realistic target, however it is understood nothing has yet been agreed between City and Southampton.
The 27-year old former Chelsea defender has impressed City staff in recent years and the fact he is homegrown is an added factor in Pep Guardiola identifying him as a potential addition to his squad.
City want to add three full backs with Mendy, Tottenham’s Kyle Walker and Bertrand at the fore of their thinking.
Monaco’s Fabinho and Serge Aurier of Paris Saint-Germain have also been discussed as potential additions.
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The Southampton defender got the nod to join the final squad alongside four other Saints players, and is hopeful the Young Lions can build on last year’s Toulon Tournament success.
“I think it’s really exciting,” he started.
“We’ve had a good two years, and winning in Toulon last year has really given us confidence to go on and do something special this summer. We can definitely take a lot from last year.
“It’s very much the same group of lads and that’s really important, to stay together and hopefully show this summer that we’re capable of winning another one.”
Nathan Redmond, Matt Targett and James Ward-Prowse were also named in Aidy Bothroyd’s final 23-man squad for the tournament.
And Stephens is looking forward to playing alongside so many fellow Saints players in Poland.
“It just makes it that extra bit special that there’s so many of us from Southampton and we’re all doing it together,” he continued.
“It’s a great honour to be alongside so many lads from Southampton, and it would be nice to go and win something with them.”
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Van Dijk’s Liverpool transfer fee slammed as ‘ridiculous’
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Liverpool are in pole position to land the Southampton skipper in a £60million deal, making him the most-expensive defender of all time.
Manchester City had been tipped to make a move but chose not to pursue their interest due to the extravagant fee.
Instead, Van Dijk is expected to now move to Anfield with Jurgen Klopp’s personal touch making the difference.
Former City defender Mills rates the Dutchman highly but believes Liverpool are paying over the odds.
"He has proven himself at Celtic and gone to Southampton, and now he is going to a top club.
"He will improve by going there and playing with better players and playing in the Champions League.
"The Premier League is awash with so much money it does start to cause problems.
Mirror Football understand talks with Southampton will continue this week, and Liverpool hope to thrash out a deal that will secure Van Dijk’s signature in the coming days.
The defender has made clear to Saints that Anfield is his preferred destination and he won’t countenance a move elsewhere.
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Southampton will report Liverpool to the Premier League over an alleged illegal approach for centre-back Virgil van Dijk, reports BBC Radio Solent.
The 25-year-old wants to move to Anfield if he leaves St Mary’s.
The £50m-rated Netherlands defender signed a new six-year contract last year, having joined Southampton from Celtic for £13m in September 2015.
Liverpool are yet to formally approach Saints to ask for permission to speak to Van Dijk.
The Reds refused to comment on renewed speculation on Monday, while Southampton are adamant they do not need to sell the defender.
Saints are irritated by what they see as an attempt to unsettle Van Dijk and are ready to reject an official offer.
Chelsea and Manchester City have both been heavily linked with the Dutchman, but City’s interest has cooled as they are not prepared to pay as high a fee as Liverpool.
Former club Celtic are also understood to have a 10% sell-on agreement.
Van Dijk missed the final five months of the season after sustaining an ankle injury following a challenge by Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy in Southampton’s 3-0 win at St Mary’s on 22 January.
It forced him to miss Southampton’s EFL Cup final loss to Manchester United at Wembley.
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Southampton have asked the Premier League to investigate an alleged illegal approach from Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk, after the Dutch defender made it clear he had spoken to the Anfield club.
Southampton are yet to receive any official contact from Liverpool regarding Van Dijk, despite the defender indicating he is eager to move to Anfield and reports of a fruitful conversation with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
Klopp is understood to have made Van Dijk his top target this summer and the chance to work with Klopp is believed to have been a significant factor in Van Dijk’s decision.
But Saints have been irritated by what they see as an attempt to unsettle their player and are ready to reject an official offer, potentially reopening the door for Chelsea and Manchester City.
The Premier League rules state: “a club intending to conclude a contract with a progessional must inform the player’s current club in writing before entering into negotiations with him. A professional shall only be free to conclude a contract with another club if his contract with his present club has expired or is due to expire within six months. Any breach of this provision shall be subject to appropriate sanctions.”
Liverpool may now face an ever-tougher battle to secure the 25-year-old, who has become one of the most sought-after defenders in the league since moving to the south coast from Celtic less than two years ago.
Last month, Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger told Press Association Sport the club could turn down even a £60million bid for Van Dijk.
“Can we? Yes,” Krueger said. “We do not need to sell any player for the first time since I’ve been here.”
Van Dijk signed a six-year contract 11 months ago but made only 21 Premier League appearances last term after missing the second half of the season with an ankle ligament injury.
The Dutchman is the latest in a long line of Southampton stars to catch the eye of Liverpool, who have signed Sadio Mane, Nathaniel Clyne, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren from St Mary’s, all in the last three years.
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How have Liverpool’s signings from Southampton worked out?
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Liverpool have taken to shopping at Southampton in the same way that most people visit Tesco, with £60million defender Virgil van Dijk set to become the latest to make the switch.
But while some of those transfers over the last three seasons have worked out well, others have been incredible flops, putting into doubt the financial sensibility of signing players from St. Mary’s.
Sportsmail has put together a guide to Liverpool’s signings from Southampton since 2014 and rated each of them below.
The first person to make the journey up the M6 and the one that was easily the least successful. Rickie Lambert made a return to his boyhood club and, on paper, it should have been fine. He had scored 15 and 13 goals in his previous two Premier League seasons after a long and arduous career - and he was only ever meant to be backup at Liverpool. But then Luis Suarez left, the pressure on Lambert increased as injuries and hurricane Mario Balotelli hit, and the England international struggled. He left a season later with just three goals in all competitions to his name.
Signing up Southampton’s captain after a successful second season in the Premier League seemed like a no brainer, even if the fee for Adam Lallana seemed a bit inflated. But Lallana struggled to settle initially, another victim of the fact that Liverpool lost their best attacking talents through sale and injury that summer. The arrival of Jurgen Klopp changed things for the midfielder. He has impressed under the German, becoming one of the better central midfielders in the division on his day. Few would argue against the fee now.
The Croatian defender impressed during his time at Southampton and he seemed like the answer to the defensive woes that plagued Liverpool. The fact they are now signing up Virgil van Dijk suggests the reality has been slightly different. Lovren had a very tough first season but improved over time and found genuine form under Klopp. His role in the run to the Europa League final cannot be dismissed. But Liverpool are replacing a £20m defender just three years later. He will not be first choice when Van Dijk arrives. It’s hard to see him as a positive piece of recruitment, overall.
Nathaniel Clyne was an impressive signing for Southampton, proof that plundering the lower leagues can work for Premier League sides. And Liverpool definitely spent sensibly when they signed him for £12.5m. After all, in a world where Kyle Walker will probably cost around £50m this summer, a comparable right back for nearly a fifth of that price is a steal. The only complaint you could have about Clyne, and this is only because he is an attacking full-back, is that he is not that effective in advanced positions. He provided just two assists and scored no goals in the Premier League last season. However, he is solid and, at just 26, Liverpool have his position sown up for a few years.
The Senegalese forward’s best day in a Southampton shirt probably came against Liverpool - he bagged a hat-trick to completely turn a game on its head. There were still question marks over Sadio Mane when he arrived at Anfield, but he completely pushed those aside last campaign. The 25-year-old scored 13 goals in 27 Premier League games and was a key component of Liverpool’s push for the top four. He has very swiftly become Klopp’s most important player, the man who makes his pressing and hard running system tick. This signing could be taken as a good omen.
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Southampton ask Premier League to investigate Liverpool over Van Dijk
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Southampton have asked the Premier League to investigate an alleged illegal approach from Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk.
Saints are yet to receive any contact from Liverpool regarding Van Dijk, despite the defender indicating he is eager to move to Anfield in a £60million deal.
Jurgen Klopp has made Van Dijk his top target this summer but the defender’s current club have been irritated by what they see as an attempt to unsettle their player and are ready to reject an official offer.
Liverpool are ready to pay a world-record transfer fee for a defender but negotiations have not started between the clubs officially.
Southampton are maintaining that prized asset Van Dijk is not for sale.
Last month, Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger said the club could turn down even a £60m bid for Van Dijk.
‘Can we? Yes,’ Krueger said. ‘We do not need to sell any player for the first time since I’ve been here.’
It is expected that it will take a fee close to £60m — £10m more than Manchester City paid Everton for John Stones — to land the Dutch defender, with 10 per cent of that going to his former club Celtic because of a sell-on clause in the £11.5m deal it took Southampton to purchase him two years ago.
A contract worth £180,000 a week over five years at Anfield is on offer to Van Dijk, who has not played since suffering ankle ligament damage in January.
He has been convinced to join Liverpool thanks to the lure of working with their charismatic manager, Klopp.
Chelsea and City have both been tracking Van Dijk since early last season, although Pep Guardiola withdrew his interest on Tuesday with the Manchester club unwilling to match the hefty price tag Liverpool are willing to hit.
Van Dijk is believed to have been impressed by the work Klopp has done on Merseyside and feels he is the right manager to bring about further progress.
He signed a six-year contract 11 months ago but made only 21 Premier League appearances last term after missing the second half of the season with an ankle ligament injury.
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Saints ask Premier League to investigate ‘illegal’ Liverpool approach for Van Dijk
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Saints have asked the Premier League to investigate what they believe is an illegal approach from Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk.
St Mary’s bosses are understood to be seething after a raft of stories from Liverpool connected journalists appeared at the same time yesterday afternoon stating that van Dijk wanted a move to Anfield.
With many of the stories also containing the line that the reason for van Dijk’s desire to join Liverpool was because of Jurgen Klopp’s involvement in his recruitment, Saints believe it constitutes an illegal approach.
The Daily Echo understands the club hierarchy met this morning to discuss what to do, and have taken the dramatic measure of reporting the matter to the Premier League.
The furore is also believed to have redoubled Saints’ determination to keep van Dijk, and rule out the possibility of selling the Dutch defender to Liverpool, who it is understood have not made any offer for the 25-year-old.
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Southampton ask Premier League to probe Liverpool over Virgil van Dijk approach
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Southampton have asked the Premier League to investigate an alleged illegal approach from Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk, Sky sources understand.
A source at St Mary’s has told Sky Sports News HQ that, although the club has concluded a number of transfers with Liverpool in recent years, they feel the Reds have overstepped the mark in trying to convince Van Dijk to move.
Therefore they want the Premier League to look into whether any rules have been broken.
Van Dijk is understood to favour a move to Anfield over Chelsea and Manchester City but Sky sources are adamant the player is not for sale and that any transfer fees - reportedly up to £60m with £200k-a-week wages on the table - are fantasy.
Southampton are determined to keep the Netherlands international and the player still has five years left on his current contract.
Southampton insisted on Tuesday that they have not yet had any official bids for any of their players, including left-back Ryan Bertrand, who is a target for Manchester City.
Sky sources understand Liverpool are prepared to break their transfer record - currently the £35m they paid for Andy Carroll in 2011 - and match any bid from Chelsea or City to land Van Dijk.
Sources indicate Van Dijk has been impressed with manager Jurgen Klopp’s personal involvement in Liverpool’s effort to sign him, but Sky Sports News HQ understands that personal terms with the player have not been finalised.
Sky in Italy reported on Monday that Klopp met with another of their principle transfer targets - Roma’s Mohamed Salah - to agree personal terms over the last few days, as the clubs continue to talk over a potential deal.
Liverpool have so far signed one player already this summer - the soon-to-be ex-Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke - who will join when his Blues contract expires for a fee to be set by tribunal and expected at around £3m.
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