Liverpool set for possible financial windfall after Ings latest transfer update

Liverpool could be set for a cash windfall if Danny Ings leaves Southampton this summer.

The England striker has turned down a four-year contract offer from the Saints that would have made him the best-paid player in the club's history as he looks to join a team competing for silverware, according to The Athletic.

The deal will remain on the table and, unless the 28-year-old has a change of heart, Southampton now have the choice to either cash in on him during this window or let him walk for free in 12 months time.

The south coast side are happy to let him see out his current deal unless an offer arrives that is too good to refuse, however.

But Liverpool will be hoping a big-money bid lands for their former striker as the Reds included a 20% sell-on clause when they sold him to Southampton in 2019.

Ings struggled at Anfield when he joined back in 2015 due to injury, but he has revived his career with an impressive stint at St Mary's.

The forward scored eight times in 25 games for the Saints during a loan spell in 2018/19 before Ralph Hasenhuttel's men made the move permanent for £20million.

Since then, he has netted a further 38 times in 75 games and is considered one of the best finishers in the Premier League.

The report says Ings' stance is based on his willingness to test himself at a higher level and nothing to do with money.

It was claimed in February that Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham were tracking the talisman, but there has been no official approach from any team yet.