Southampton demand £30m for Leeds United goal Shea Charles

Southampton have put a £30 million price ticket on Manchester United and Leeds United goal Shea Charles, in keeping with The Each day Mail.

Southampton proceed to show cussed negotiators for Premier League outfit Leeds United with £30 million the asking value for midfielder Shea Charles.

Daniel Farke’s facet bid £20 million for the 22-year-old however noticed that rejected by the Saints final weekend. One other supply above the £20 million was reported to have come on this week, however was additionally rebuffed by the Championship facet.

The Each day Mail claims that Leeds United stay in talks with Southampton, who’re pushing for a price of £30 million for the rising star.

The Whites aren’t the one suitors for Charles, with Everton and Manchester United each linked, alongside Italian outfit Atalanta.

Shea Charles anticipated to go away Southampton after Spygate

Charles is anticipated to go away St Mary’s Stadium this summer season with the Saints having failed to attain promotion to the Premier League.

The midfielder has made only one prime flight look throughout his profession, which was a cameo from the bench in opposition to Brentford whereas he was a Manchester Metropolis participant.

Charles joined Southampton in July 2023 for a reported £10.5 million. The participant was loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday final season whereas the Saints have been within the Premier League.

Soccer Insider claimed final month that Spygate proved to be the ultimate straw when it got here to Charles’ want to maneuver on from the south coast facet.

Shea Charles Championship 2025/26 stats:

Tonda Eckert on Charles’ ‘transitional’ season

The outlet reported that Charles was one of many gamers who might have felt his relationship with head coach Tonda Eckert was broken previous restore.

Shedding Charles could be a blow for Southampton. The midfielder featured 31 occasions within the Championship final season, chipping in with three objectives and an help from defensive midfield.

The star is getting into the ultimate 12 months of his contract, which places the Saints beneath some strain to promote, however a lengthy line of suitors is an asset in negotiations. Nottingham Forest had additionally beforehand been linked with Charles.

Eckert has been outspoken with reward for Charles since arriving on the membership, labelling his efforts over the 2025/26 marketing campaign as a ‘transition’ from younger expertise to cemented first crew star.

After the participant scored within the 2-1 win over Swansea Metropolis in April, Eckert stated: “I feel that Shea is maturing lots on the very second, and it’s good to see. He’s in the course of a really, superb growth, not simply him but in addition different gamers.

“He’s had some key moments now for us within the season. It simply speaks for him how a lot of a aim risk he may be greater up the pitch.”