Southampton defender Jannik Vestergaard is being linked with a move to high-flying Leicester this month.
Leicester, who are currently third in the Premier League, have reportedly made contact with Southampton over a potential deal for the centre-back. However, the Saints have told them that they will need to spend more than £18m to land him.
This is according to Daily Echo journalist Dan Sheldon, who claims that Southampton want to make a profit on the defender.
Twitter: Leicester have made an enquiry to #SaintsFC over Jannik Vestergaard’s availability. Initial reports suggest £15m, a… https://t.co/C4JJmRaeus (@dansheldonsport)
Southampton signed Vestergaard from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2018 for £18, as Sheldon states, and he has played 35 Premier League games to date for the club.
These Southampton fans reacted to the news…
Twitter: @dansheldonsport Let him go for $20m. Now we have reverted back to 2 centre backs, we have enough cover, if we dont… https://t.co/Het07TfOAG (@PhilBrown1956)
Twitter: @dansheldonsport Didn’t they stick 9 past him? (@glennvardy)
Twitter: @dansheldonsport His performance on Tuesday night suggests we should hold out.
If Stephens/ Bedernak get more inj… https://t.co/EayOdH9grx (@JoshR1988)
Twitter: I’d honestly take £15m for Jannik. We can continue the season with Maya and Danso backup and either get a RB now or… https://t.co/0qoWPVI7Ty (@LHarrisSFC)
Twitter: Strange that some fans are happy to let Vestergaard go for less that we payed for him but would rather keep Adams d… https://t.co/tQBOV5AOS6 (@MarkReeves999)
Twitter: We should only sell Vestergaard if we have another CB coming in permanently. #saintsfc (@dettmer93)
Vestergaard started and played the full 90 minutes as Southampton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night, moving the club into the top-half of the table.
