Gavin Bazunu is reportedly in the process of becoming a Southampton player after Man City accepted their offer for him which could rise to as high as €18.5m.
The 42 state that the young Irish goalkeeper has today undergone a medical ahead of the move being finalised.
It's believed the Premier League champions will receive an initial fee of €11.5m with add-ons present within the deal based on his performance at Saint Mary's.
Still only 20, it's the latest giant step in the Firhouse native's rise to prominence which included him making his debut for Shamrock Rovers at 16 as well as being snapped up by Man City at 18.
He's burnished his reputation across the water over the last two seasons with loan spells at Rochdale and Portsmouth.
At the latter he even earned Players' Player of the Year honours while his manager Danny Cowley labelled his omission from the League One Team of the Year 'one of the most ridiculous decisions ever.'
He fumed at the time: "I don't know who makes those decisions. How? Just tell me how he didn't get in the team?
“Whoever picks it, I don't know, it is one of the most ridiculous decisions ever.
"I think anybody who has seen Gavin play 44 games this season would know he’s the best goalkeeper in this division.
“Significantly, it’s not even close. For me, he will go on and become a world-class goalkeeper.
"Gavin has had a fantastic season and rightly will go on to the next level, if not the one above that.
“We know where his destiny lies. We have been privileged really to be able to play a part in that journey.”
It looks like his prediction has been proven right as The Saints have a void in their goalkeeping ranks after veteran Fraser Forster was allowed to join Spurs at the end of the season.
The main competition for first-choice will be 32-year-old Alex McCarthy who has been at the club since 2016 and racked up 118 appearances.
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