Southampton cannot afford to wait as Inter move for Promes

Southampton are in danger of missing out on signing Quincy Promes from Spartak Moscow as Inter Milan are planning a £41m bid, according to soccer.ru.

What’s the word?

Promes – valued at £21.6m by Transfermarkt – was heavily linked with a move to St Mary’s in the January window, but a transfer never came to fruition.

The mid-season market is not the easiest time to bring in top-class talent, so there were suggestions that the Saints would revive their interest at the end of the campaign.

If they are to do so, then they need to move quick as Russian outlet soccer.ru are reporting that Inter Milan intend to bid around £41m for the winger.

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That figure is significantly higher than Southampton’s rejected club-record £25m attempt in January.

What should Saints do?

The coastal club are in desperate need of some pace and power from the width given that Sofiane Boufal and Nathan Redmond were the club’s only realistic options last season.

The attacking department certainly needs some work and having Promes at his disposal would make manager Mark Hughes a happy man.

However, it is unclear whether Southampton have the funds to compete with the likes of Inter, and a lot will be based upon the player’s wishes.

The Saints managed to avoid relegation from the Premier League, but would their brush with the drop make Promes reassess his options?

Time will tell, but Hughes and his team need to move fast if they want to be part of the transfer battle.