The departure of Cedric Soares earlier today has seemingly ended Southampton’s transfer business for this month, yet it appears that the Saints rejected a fairly hefty offer for Jannik Vestergaard.
Reports from The Mirror claim that Leicester have failed with a £25 million bid for Jannik Vestergaard. #saintsfc #wemarchon pic.twitter.com/nP7OFPcklf
— The Saint Centre (@TheSaintCentre) January 30, 2020
The Mirror report via HITC that the south coast club rejected a £25m bid for the Danish defender from Leicester City, with the Foxes on the hunt for defensive reinforcements this January.
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Vestergaard has hardly featured for Southampton since the club’s infamous 9-0 defeat to Brendan Rodgers’ side back in October as stats from Transfermarkt show, with the Danish defender only making three appearances since the damming loss, and lots of Saints fans on social media were fuming why the bid from Leicester was rejected.
Here’s what plenty of Southampton supporters had to say on Twitter about Southampton turning down a £25m bid for Vestergaard…
Surely we haven’t rejected 25m… if we sell him and have 25m for a back up CB I’ll be buzzing
— Max (@KingHasenhuttl) January 30, 2020
There is no way this is true.
— Nathan McCarthy (@saints622) January 30, 2020
That has to be the biggest joke of 2020
— Frederic Brasington (@fredbrasington) January 30, 2020
I’ll give him a piggyback to Leicester for 25 large #saintsfc
— Bridgey (@Bridgey1982) January 30, 2020
— Ralph’s Revolution. (@saintbannerman) January 30, 2020
Heard it was over half that said leicester offered 12 pence
— Kevvy-gee (@kevvygrindrod) January 30, 2020
Leicester have since turned their attentions to Wolves defender Ryan Bennett as reported by BBC Sport.
