Southampton star Che Adams lined up for immediate £15m Premier League transfer return with three clubs circling

EVERTON have joined Nottingham Forest in the chase for Southampton striker Che Adams.

The Scottish international is set to leave St Mary’s this summer but could cost up to £15million, even though he only has one year left on his current deal.

Adams, 26, scored ten goals and registered three assists in 35 appearances in all competitions last season but could not save Southampton from relegation to the Championship.

Adams, who is also interesting Burnley, joined from Birmingham for about £15m in 2019.

And he revealed how "gutted" he was when the Saints went down - even playing through injury to help their doomed bid to stay up.

His lengthy post on Instagram included: “This season has been the most challenging of my career and I think the same goes for everyone involved in Southampton Football Club.

“We have failed and definitely fallen short of everybody’s expectations and for that I can’t express how disappointed and also sorry I am.

“I have given my everything for this club since I first walked through Staplewood on 1st July 2019 and St Mary’s, but this year wasn’t enough.

"Myself and everyone at the club will learn from the mistakes we’ve made this season."

Southampton could also lose arguably their two best players to Prem giants.

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Liverpool are odds-on favourites to sign Romeo Lavia, despite reported interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.

The one-cap Belgium midfielder, 19, is rated at around £50m.

The Blues sold the right-back, 20 to the South Coast club for £8m in 2021.

The England Under-21 star would now cost around £38m, although it's suggested he could be instantly loaned back to Southampton for the coming season.

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