Manchester City midfielder Shea Charles is closing on an £11million transfer to Southampton.
As revealed in Mail Sport's Transfer Confidential this week, Southampton had earmarked Charles as they brace themselves to lose Liverpool target Romeo Lavia and James Ward-Prowse.
Charles, 19, has come through City's academy and followed Lavia's path through the club's U21s.
Highly regarded, Charles has impressed with his maturity and level of performances while in international duty with Northern Ireland.
It has led to a number of sides, including Borussia Dortmund, Schalke, Leicester and Leeds United, monitoring his progress and weighing up bids.