Report: Southampton to win £14 million striker race following managerial casualty

Wed 19 June 2019 8:44, UK

Southampton will reportedly win the race to sign Che Adams for a fee in the region of £14 million.

, the Birmingham City ace is now ‘set’ to join the Saints after they had a bid of £10 million rejected back in January.

Adams scored 22 goals last term and is now one of the most coveted players in the Championship as a result.

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Sheffield United and Burnley have also been linked with a move for the Englishman, and he has been widely expected to move on.

A move away could happen sooner rather than later now, with Birmingham having sacked popular manager Garry Monk on Tuesday ().

The 40-year-old’s 15-month stint at St. Andrews is officially over, and the disarray could now accelerate Adams’ proposed move to the south coast.

Adams would be a decent signing for Southampton, who lacked firepower last term.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side were toothless in attack at times.

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Danny Ings did fairly well on loan from Liverpool, but question marks remain over the quality of Shane Long and Charlie Austin.

Adams may not have any top-flight experience but he is arguably worth the gamble with the market massively inflated.

His pace has the potential to hurt teams, and his finishing has become much more accomplished.

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