Southampton are edging closer to completing the signing of Moussa Djenepo from Standard Liege, according to a report from Italian news outlet Tuttomercatoweb.
The Saints have been heavily linked with a move for the Mali international of late, with claims made to suggest that they are willing to spend a club-record fee to land the player.
Standard Liege boss Michel Preud’homme will undoubtedly be keen to keep hold of the young winger, but recently admitted that should an offer worth €22 million come in from Southampton, it would be hard for the club to refuse.
Such a bid appears to now be on the table for the Belgian outfit to ponder, with TMW claiming that the Saints are ‘close’ to tying up a deal worth the aforementioned price.
Djenepo could arrive as the club’s most expensive ever player, trumping £19 million man Guido Carrillo as Southampton’s record signing.
The 20-year-old is a man in demand this summer, but he will be focusing on helping his national side perform well in this year’s African Cup of Nations, which begins in June.
