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Getty Images 30 Mar 2025 - Sunday Express By Ryan Taylor SOUTHAMPTON’S impending relegation to the Championship is set to spark a mass exodus from the South Coast this summer. While the Saints have slapped a £ 100million valuation on teenage starlet Tyler Dibling , that fanciful figure is unlikely to deter his long list of suitors, who believe a deal could be struck for a more realistic price. Tottenham, Manchester City, Manchester United and RB Leipzig are among his admirers, but Liverpool and Newcastle have also scouted the attacker, 19. Meanwhile, Napoli are showing interest in Japanese right-back Yukinari Sugawara and Juventus have also watched Mateus Fernandes in recent months. Striker Paul Onuachu is being lined up for a return to Turkey with former club Trabzonspor still open to re-signing the giant Nigerian . Right-back Kyle Walker-Peters is set to become a free agent on June 30 and is in line to seal an immediate return to the Premier League despite interest from Galatasa...

How Tyler Dibling became Saints’ shining light Having quit Cobham after just one month, 19-year-old is now Southampton’s prized asset and likened to Grealish 25 Feb 2025 - The Guardian Ben Fisher The mannequins stood no chance. After a two-hour drive from Wiltshire, Jeremy Newton would arrive at Axe Valley Academy in Devon on Friday afternoons, unload his car and furnish the school’s 3G pitch for a one-on-one session. The Southampton academy coach would build in-game scenarios using props: cones, dummy opponents to recreate a back four or three-man wall. An iPad would record the next hour, providing the opportunity to review footage, hone details. Once school was out, a 14-year-old at the start of his GCSEs would get to work on his fledgling career. It is the reason why Tyler Dibling’s signed No 7 shirt, from England Under-16s duty , greets visitors in the school’s reception in Axminster . There has long been chatter about Dibling’s talent. At 15 he played for Southampton Under-21s ...