Barcelona target Cedric Soares with Spanish champions willing to offer FIVE times what Southampton paid for full-back by launching £25million raid
Former Sporting Lisbon defender, 25, has been left shocked by Barca’s interest – and Saints will not stand in his way
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BARCELONA are set to step up their surprise interest in Southampton’s Cedric Soares.
The Portuguese right-back has been solid for Claude Puel yet would cost a staggering £25million – FIVE times the amount they paid for him.
Soares, 25, who joined from Sporting Lisbon in 2015, has been left shocked by Barca’s interest – and Saints would not stand in his way.
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Southampton have repeatedly sold their big names but have always been able to replace them.
Chelsea and Manchester City have also watched Virgil van Dijk.
But Saints chairman Ralph Krueger is determined stars like Van Dijk do not leave on the cheap.
He recently said: "Virgil is very committed us for a long time and we don’t see anything but that in our future. He is our team captain and we don’t see him anywhere else than in red and white stripes.
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“We don’t want to do what we did in the last three summers every year.
“We would like to move away from that and we feel confident this summer will be a lot quieter in Southampton and we can keep the core of this team moving forward for a few years.
“That is going to be important when you see how excellent the group is right now and how exciting the football is.
"The game we are playing is a pleasure to watch and a pleasure to be part of.”
And Oriol Romeu is also on the radar of his former club as Barcelona try to find competition for midfield anchorman Sergio Busquets.