Football transfer rumours: five-way race for £55m-rated Tyler Dibling?
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Today’s tittle-tattle is a HDMI cable in a Scart world. Canny armchair scouts have observed that Southampton’s Tyler Dibling looks a fair bit like his true level may lie above that of a side that only has six points from 22 Premier League games this season. If Chelsea, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Liverpool or Leipzig – all linked to the 18-year-old midfielder this month – want him, that’ll be £55m please.
Enzo Maresca’s chances of attracting the midfielder may depend on how put out the player was by limited chances offered up at under-18s level in his brief spell at the club in 2022. Saints, understandably, would very much like to postpone losing they key asset until what’s looking likely to be a turbulent summer.
It’s never easy, is it? Any lovely floaty feelings Mikel Arteta might have been experiencing after Arsenal’s smooth Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb have doubtless gained more than a little hissing sound … as plans to soup up his currently meagre striking options have hit a snag.
Benjamin Sesko had been identified as a potential solution to their shortfall, but Leipzig have warned Arteta away from a move for their in-form Slovenia striker this month, hot on the heels of Wolves wagging fingers at anyone sniffing around Matheus Cunha. Though Gabriel Jesus has undergone successful surgery on his ACL injury, Kai Havertz has little in the way of relief in his position and may have a long four months ahead of him. Stick or a late huge-money twist? The Alexander Isak talk hasn’t gone away. The Newcastle man’s stock seemingly keeps rising with every goal he scores, however – £150m is the latest price tag kicking around for the Swede.
