Southampton are reportedly set to request a mouth-watering nine-figure fee for starlet Tyler Dibling, as several Premier League clubs continue to monitor the attacking midfielder.
The highly-rated 19-year-old has racked up many admirers after bursting onto the scene in a hopeless Saints side, who are destined for the drop.
Dibling has featured 30 times for the Premier League’s bottom side in all competitions this campaign, netting four times.
Earlier this week, Mail Sport revealed that both Liverpool and Manchester United are interested in Southampton’s shining light, while he is reportedly also a target for both Tottenham and Manchester City.
With the Saints’ relegation all but confirmed, there is set to be a multi-club scramble for the youngster when summer comes around. However, they will have to cough up a serious amount of money if they are to secure his services.
The Telegraph are reporting that Southampton have slapped a monster £100million price tag on Dibling, despite the threat of Championship football next season.
Southampton have slapped an incredible £100m price tage on youngster Tyler Dibling
As Mail Sport revealed, Liverpool are on of the 14 Premier League clubs interested in Dibling
Manchester United have also enquired about the attacking midfielder, but the valuation has reportedly left elite clubs annoyed
The valuation of the sought-after talent is believed to be of much annoyance to the elite sides who are interested in him.
If the £100m price tag is met, it would make Dibling the third-most expensive teenager in football history, while he would become the joint-second costliest British player to have ever played the game.
However, it is believed that Southampton – who are 17 points from safety with nine league games to go – will lose their bargaining chip once their relegation is confirmed.
Liverpool and a number of other elite clubs had scouts at England Under 19s game with Turkey in Connah’s Quay last weekend.
Mail Sport believes Dibling was one of the players on the Premier League leaders’ agenda.
As reported by Confidential on Tuesday, 13 other Premier League clubs – including United, Tottenham and City – have inquired about the gifted 19-year-old winger, and there is also strong interest in Germany from RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
United scouts have watched Dibling on a number of occasions but the club are well aware of his capabilities.
The Red Devils could top the pile of suitors due to the fact that the youngster knows technical director Jason Wilcox from his time at Southampton.
United technical director Jason Wilcox knows Dibling from his time working at the Saints
Dibling burst onto the scene at the start of the season and has scored four goals in 30 appearances in all competitions
Dibling has been a part of the Saints’ well-regarded youth set-up for 11 years, joining the club aged just eight and becoming a professional in 2021.
The 19-year-old did have a brief spell at the Chelsea academy, but it only lasted 12 months and was soon back in red and white.
He made his Premier League debut in August, coming on as a substitute in a narrow defeat at Newcastle, and has gone on to be a beam of light in what has been a gloomy campaign on the south coast.
Ivan Juric called him a player with ‘incredible potential’, but the manager has since managed his minutes, starting the youngster less frequently.
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