Sunderland have reportedly failed with a move for Southampton attacker Jay Rodriguez.
According to the Daily Mail, Southampton have rejected a £12million bid from Sunderland for attacker Jay Rodriguez on deadline day.
Rodriguez, 27, hit 26 goals in his first two seasons for the Saints having signed from Burnley back in the summer of 2012, but the last few years have been tough on the talented forward.
Inter Milan’s Jeison Murillo in action with Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez
A major knee injury in April 2014 ruled him out of the World Cup in Brazil as well as the entire the 2014-15 campaign, before he was dogged by injuries last term with three goals in 16 appearances.
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Rodriguez is somewhere close to full fitness now, and he’s hit five goals in 23 games this season, but his future has come into question this week.
Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen in action with Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez
The Mirror report that Napoli attacker Manolo Gabbiadini is undergoing a medical with Southampton today, meaning Rodriguez could drop down Claude Puel’s pecking order – but clubs interested in him have been rebuffed.
The Daily Mail report that Sunderland joined West Bromwich Albion in making a £12million bid for Rodriguez, but Southampton have rejected both bids with just hours of the transfer window left.
Sunderland are in desperate need of another striker to support Jermain Defoe, but have seen another bid come up short, whilst West Brom are seeking a player to take some pressure off Salomon Rondon.
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Yet with Puel adamant that Rodriguez is staying on the South Coast, no deal will be agreed today, barring a shock late U-turn from the Saints.
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