Southampton Launch Bid For Brazilian Striker

That well know predictor of football transfers Fabrizio Romano is claiming that Saints, after the sale of Sekou Mara & the soon to be departed Charly Alcaraz have money to be spent and a prime attacking target.

insidefutbol.com are quoting that Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Southampton have launched a bid for Yuri Alberto, currently at Brazilian club Corinthians.

They claim that after the sale of Sekou Mara and the upcoming departure of Charly Alcaraz, that Saints will have money for a late burst in the transfer window.

Sekou Mara went for around £11 million and it is expected the initial fee for Alcaraz will be around £14-15 million.

That will be plenty with Alberto if he arrives expected to cost around £17 million, with both Wolves and West Ham having bidded for him over the last year.

The Brazilian centre forward signed for Zenit St Petersburg in January 2022, but that was obviously curtailed by the invasion of Ukraine, he did manage 4 goals in 11 League games though, before leaving 4 months later on loan to Corinthians.

Alberto, who has a contract with the Brazilian club until 2027, has scored 43 goals in 129 matches for Corinthians and has also helped set up 14 more for his team-mates.

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