A reported summer transfer target for Manchester City appears very relaxed over the remarkable sums that are being mentioned in the media ahead of the summer market.
That concerns the future of Southampton’s highly-rated prospect Tyler Dibling, who has emerged as a leading star in a season of disappointment for the side recently relegated from the Premier League into the Championship for next season.
The 19-year-old is expected to be one of a number of names from the south coast club that are targeted by potential suitors from the Premier League hoping to take advantage of Southampton’s drop into the second-tier of English football.
Dibling managed to showcase exceptional on-the-ball abilities throughout a challenging season alongside his teammates, whilst also providing four goals and three assists across the Premier League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup to date.
And among the clubs to have been linked with transfer interest for a player that some reports indicate could be worth £100 million to Southampton is Manchester City – who are expected to be one of the busier sides in the upcoming summer window.
Speaking during a recent conversation with the wider media, Southampton’s Tyler Dibling has revealed that with every missed shot in training, his teammate and goalkeeper at Saint Mary’s, Aaron Ramsdale jokes that his price tag is reducing.
“Rambo (Aaron Ramsdale) loves it. I’ll miss a shot in training and he’ll just go: ‘£90million! £80million!’ as it keeps going down. It’s all good fun,” Dibling admitted.
The in-demand Southampton starlet continued, “There’s a few nicknames going around. It’s all jokes. Nobody takes it seriously. It’s just a number. It’s all fun. I don’t try to think about it and just try and go into train every day and work hard and train the best I can.
“At the end of the day, I love Southampton. I have been here since I was eight. It is such a great team and I am working to do big things with them.”
Given the talents of Tyler Dibling, it is certainly not expected that City will be alone in any efforts to sign the player this summer, with first reports suggesting that the Etihad club were showing the most concrete interest within the Premier League, alongside Tottenham.
Additional reports from English media in March claimed around 14 Premier League clubs – led by Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool, and City – had inquired about Dibling, with strong interest in Germany from RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
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