Nathan Redmond to Southampton: Saints bag £11m Norwich winger as replacement for Liverpool target Sadio Mane
Redmond, 22, wanted to stay in the Premier League following the Canaries' relegation to the Championship
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NATHAN REDMOND will sign for Southampton next week in an £11million deal.
Saints have beaten off Stoke and West Brom for Norwich winger Redmond, 22 — who wanted to stay in the Premier League following the Canaries’ relegation.
Redmond is seen as a replacement for Liverpool target Sadio Mane.
And St Mary’s chiefs pinpointed the England Under-21 star to boost their home-grown contingent.
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Despite being managerless following Ronald Koeman’s move to Everton, they were keen to push through the transfer.
Saints are holding out for £35m from the Reds for Mane, despite originally slapping a £40m price tag on him.
They expect to sell the attacking midfielder once he comes back from his holiday.
Jurgen Klopp, who has made hotshot striker Mane his top transfer target this summer, has been told he can splash £30m on the Senegalese star.
Mane, 24, netted 11 times last season to cement himself as one of the most exciting players in the Prem.
Meanwhile, Frenchman Claude Puel is leading the race to replace Koeman after fans’ favourite Manuel Pellegrini was dumped.
Eddie Howe, Rudi Garcia and Andre Villas-Boas have rejected the club.
