Transfers: Southampton has multimillion euro bid for Super Eagles star rejected

The Saints are shifting to beat different rivals to the signing of the prolific Nigerian worldwide

FC Lorient have rejected a primary bid from Southampton for Tremendous Eagles striker Terem Moffi, based on a number of sources from France.

Southampton have been reportedly main the race for Moffi and have since firmed up their curiosity within the Nigerian ahead.

As per Ouest-France, the Saints have tabled a bid of between ten to fifteen million euros for Moffi simply days into the January switch window.

It’s a bid, nonetheless, under Lorient’s valuation of their star ahead and it has been promptly rejected. Southampton are anticipated to make a brand new provide for Moffi, who Lorient values at round €25 million.

The Saints are conscious they don’t seem to be the one suitors all in favour of Moffi with the 23-year-old reportedly on the radar of a number of different Premier League golf equipment together with West Ham, Brighton, Aston Villa, and Crystal Palace.

Lorient signed Moffi from Belgian aspect KV Kortrijk in October 2020 for under €8 million on a four-year deal that may expire in 2024.

Extremely, KV Kortrijk obtained Moffi from Latvian aspect Riteriai in January 2020 for €150,000 and made almost eight million euros revenue on his sale ten months later.

Moffi at present has an estimated worth of €15 million after netting 33 objectives for Les Merlus in all competitions during the last two and a half years.

This season alone, the Tremendous Eagles striker has hit the web ten instances in 16 Ligue 1 matches.