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Southampton slap hefty price tag on Kyle Walker-Peters amid Arsenal and Manchester United interest
Arsenal and Manchester United have been warned that it could take a bid of round £40m to tempt Southampton into promoting star fullback Kyle Walker-Peters this summer time, after reviews credited each side with an curiosity within the English defender.
Each the Gunners and Erik ten Hag’s new facet are looking out for reinforcements this summer time, with Mikel Arteta eager to improve on Cedric Soares and to offer cowl for the usually injured Japanese worldwide Takehiro Tomiyasu within the right-back slot of his new look facet.
Kyle Walker-Peters has caught the eye of a number of prime golf equipment following his spectacular outings final season (Picture by Frank Augstein – Pool/Getty Pictures)
In the meantime, Manchester United are in want of a right-back with Aaron Wan-Bissaka free to depart Previous Trafford this summer time, leaving solely Diogo Dalot as an choice on the correct facet of defence for brand new boss Erik ten Hag.
Nonetheless, each side are certain to be stopped of their tracks by the hefty price-tag that has been positioned on the 25-year-old, regardless of his spectacular showings since transferring to St Mary’s two years in the past.
Tottenham choose in opposition to buy-back
One membership who may effectively have acquired him cheaper than the £40m said worth was Tottenham, who reportedly had a £30m buy-back clause on the defender that they bought for £12m in 2020.
Nonetheless, the upcoming arrival of Djed Spence from Middlesbrough, and the sturdy displaying of Matt Doherty underneath Antonio Conte throughout elements of final season, strongly means that they won’t be taking that choice up within the close to future.
This, mixed with the truth that Walker-Peters is underneath contract on the south coast till 2025, leaves the Saints in a robust bargaining place for any potential suitors this summer time.
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Premier League desk
| # | Staff | MP | D | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fulham FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leicester Metropolis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester Metropolis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Southampton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Participant | Staff | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 23 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 15 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester Metropolis | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 11 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich Metropolis | 11 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Participant | Staff | Crimson Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 11 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 10 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 11 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 9 |
| Rudiger, Antonio | Chelsea FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Participant | Staff | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester Metropolis | 9 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
