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title: "Southampton: Barry Fry urges Saints to sell Danny Ings"
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published: "2021-03-29T16:35:48Z"
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# Southampton: Barry Fry urges Saints to sell Danny Ings

**Barry Fry has urged Southampton to sell Danny Ings this summer rather than keeping him at the club and letting him leave for free next season.**

### **Fry makes Ings claim**

Ings has been heavily linked with Manchester City ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12253648/transfer-news-man-city-interested-in-danny-ings-as-sergio-agueros-potential-successor-this-summer)) as he closes in on the last year of his contract ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/profil/spieler/134294)). So far, he is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal at St Mary’s.

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Speaking to [Football FanCast](https://www.footballfancast.com/southampton-fc-news/exclusive-southampton-manchester-city-danny-ings-premier-league-e64), Peterborough’s director of football has urged the Saints to let Ings leave rather than losing him on a free transfer. Fry said:

> *“Well, I think because it’s Manchester City, Southampton will ask for £100 million, but they won’t get nowhere near that.*
>
> *“Southampton have done absolutely amazing in the transfer market when they’ve sold some of their young players, but Ings isn’t young.*
>
> *“He’s an established player. And, unfortunately, he’s had a few injuries. He’s a great player, he scores great goals, and he works his socks off, no doubt about that. He could contribute to every team in the Premier League.”*
>
> *“However, Southampton could ask for more than what Man City is willing to pay. And I hope that doesn’t happen, because he has been a great servant to Southampton. And I think if he’s got a year left, then obviously if he doesn’t sign another contract he can walk out in a year’s time on a free transfer, but that’s a waste of a year.*
>
> *“It’s a waste of money that Southampton can get, and invest on other players. For what Danny Ings has done for Southampton, he should have the opportunity to move into a top club. They shouldn’t stand in his way. But at the same time, Man City’s got to pay a proper transfer fee.”*

### **Spot on**

Since making the move to the south coast from Liverpool, the [£19.8m-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/marktwertverlauf/spieler/134294) Ings has been a revelation. In [92](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/134294) games in all competitions for the Saints, he has netted 42 goals, and he has even been [picked for England](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53955829) thanks to his performances at St Mary’s.

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However, it seems that he may not be eager to stay at his current club for too long. His contract situation is well documented ([talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/821612/ralph-hasenhuttl-danny-ings-contract-southampton-tottenham/#:~:text=talkSPORT%20understands%20Ings%20is%20stalling,Not%20the%20club%2C%20not%20him.)), and his [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/verletzungen/spieler/134294) means Southampton do not have as valuable an asset as they once possessed.

If they do sell him this summer, they will still get their hands on a considerable transfer fee. Otherwise, they could lose him for nothing in 2022 and will find it harder to bring in a replacement. If Ings is not willing to sign a contract extension, Southampton must sell him while they still can, as Fry has hinted.

***In other news, [numerous Southampton fans react to an update on this 24-year-old.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-transfer-rumours/southampton-saints-ralph-hasenhuttl-jorge-de-frutos-levante-st-marys-stadium-real-madrid/)***