Russell Martin has laughed off suggestions that talented winger Tyler Diblin could leave Southampton for £21m.
Dibling linked to Manchester United The transfer to Aston Villa is worth £21 million, but this figure is well below Southampton’s asking price, and the Saints hope to agree a new contract with the outstanding teenager.
His performance was a real bright spot for the south coast club in an otherwise miserable season, which has seen them bottom of the Premier League with five points from 15 games.
18 years old to join chelsea He left Southampton in the summer of 2022 but returned to St Mary’s a few months later after struggling in London.
has attracted attention in the Premier League this season, Especially in the recent game against BrightonDiblin can try another big move.
However, Southampton boss Martin is keen to keep hold of the talented striker and responded in the most cliche way possible by suggesting Dieblin’s left foot could be worth more than the reported asking price.
“I’m not sure you’re going to get his left foot for that,” Martin laughed.
The former Norwich defender continued: “We’ve offered him a contract which is a very good one for someone of his age. At the moment, I don’t think his agent agrees, So this is where we are now.
“I think Taylor wants it done, I think Taylor’s parents want it done, so we’ll see how long it takes. There’s an option. We could extend it. I don’t think we want to do that – we want to reward Taylor for his performance .
“I talked to Taylor’s mom and dad about it, I talked to Taylor, but then I wasn’t involved in any negotiations – that’s up to Phil [Parsons, chief executive] And the gang, the owners and Taylor’s agent – this is where things get tricky. “
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Saints home low-key tottenham hotspur Martin delivered some positive team news on Sunday in the Premier League.
“Jan Bednarek is back, Paul Onuachu is back too, which is really good, other than that we are fine,” he told a news conference.
“Al McCarthy’s back ailment and Rambo’s [Aaron Ramsdale] Very close, he might be back for the Liverpool game, but if not the Fulham game after that. “
Spurs have won just one of their last eight games in all competitions and are lucky to avoid defeat Thursday’s Europa League match against Rangershead coach Angie Postkoglu is under tremendous pressure.
also Redouble your commitment to his criticize “Review” of Timo WernerPostkoglu said he and his players are “fighting.”
“We are fighting here, we are fighting collectively,” he told reporters. “I’m not going to go around worrying about people’s wounded egos. We want to achieve something, we want to be successful.
“We just look at the fundamentals of the players and if there’s someone in the dressing room who’s fit and able to contribute and it feels like they need something extra at this time, then he’s probably not the right type.
“We had some guys last night who understood the situation we’re in. We had 15 healthy players and we only had two players in certain positions. If guys don’t put in the extra effort now, I’m not going to go around trying to get that out of them Get extra stuff that lets me know where they are.
“Whether you’re lacking confidence, whether you’re lacking belief, are you in this fight anyway? Because we’re in the middle of a fight.
“We have a limited number of players and some big games coming up where we can build our season, I just need people to have that level of commitment and application and find their way. As I’m talking about Timo, I’m also Talking about the whole team.
“The norms of football, bad performances that you’re excluded from, they don’t exist in our environment right now. I need players to step up and put that aside.”
