'It's just a number' - Manchester United summer transfer target addresses £100m price-tag

Southampton starlet Tyler Dibling admits he is well aware of his rumoured £100 million price-tag amid Manchester United transfer interest. The 19-year-old has been identified as a top target for many sides ahead of the summer window, with United one of the clubs who admire him.

Ruben Amorim has prioritised the addition of a striker in the summer, though he would also like to add an attacking midfielder to his squad. Dibling is viewed as a player with huge potential, who can not only play in one of the attacking roles, but who could also be moulded into a right wing-back role as well.

United would love to add a player like Dibling to their squad, though there is no way they will be in the market for a player worth a reported £100 million this summer. United have already budgeted for next season in anticipation they won't be in the Champions League, and even qualification for that competition would not boost their budget enough to spend that much money on a single player.

Tyler Dibling addresses transfer price-tag

Southampton have already been relegated from the Premier League this season and might need to cash-in on a high value asset like Tyler Dibling in the summer. However, the teenage wonderkid won't come cheap. It has been suggested Dibling could command a £100 million transfer fee and the youngster admits he is well aware of the reported valuation, as are his Southampton teammates.

Speaking after the weekend draw with West Ham, he told reporters: "(Aaron Ramsdale) Rambo loves it," he said. "I’ll miss a shot in training and he’ll just go: “£90million! £80million!” as it keeps going down. It’s all good fun. There’s a few nicknames going around. It’s all jokes. Nobody takes it seriously. It’s just a number. It’s all fun.

"I don't try to think about it and just try and go into train every day and work hard and train the best I can. At the end of the day, I love Southampton. I have been here since I was eight. It is such a great team and I am working to do big things with them.

"I should have scored! I tried to go high because I saw the keeper coming. It was with my right foot and it just went a bit too high but hopefully I get the next one. Obviously, nobody wants to be the worst team in the history of the league. I don't want to be, and none of the squad wants to be so that's what we are trying to do, get a point, get a couple more points so we don't have that title above our heads."

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