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title: "Southampton: Fans rage at James Ward-Prowse bid"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-southampton-saints-james-ward-prowse-ralph-hasenhuttl-aston-villa/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-07-31T16:05:57Z"
modified: "2021-07-31T16:05:57Z"
---

# Southampton: Fans rage at James Ward-Prowse bid

**Southampton fans are far from happy with Aston Villa’s £25m bid for midfielder James Ward-Prowse, an offer they believe to be far too low.**

The Saints are preparing for the new season under Ralph Hasenhuttl, and £27m-valued Ward-Prowse ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-ward-prowse/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/181579)) is likely to once again play a huge role for the St. Mary’s Stadium outfit.

He is the club captain, after all, and has incredibly played in every single Premier League game across the last two campaigns ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-ward-prowse/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/181579)). The [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-ward-prowse/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/181579) goals and eight assists he managed last term also illustrated his attacking threat.

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Aston Villa clearly see his ability, and have made a bid of £25m. That was rejected by the Saints ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/12691/12368283/james-ward-prowse-southampton-reject-aston-villa-bid-for-midfielder)), but the Southampton supporters are still far from happy with the offer – they clearly believe he is worth far more than that.

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The news of the bid was [shared on Twitter by @SaintsExtra](https://twitter.com/SaintsExtra/status/1421106674270621700), and it attracted plenty of attention from the Southampton supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their thoughts, with one calling it a ‘joke’.

### **Let’s see what the fans had to say about the Ward-Prowse news**

**“Wouldn’t even accept double that”**

Credit: [@sam\_ratliffe](https://twitter.com/sam_ratliffe/status/1421134336070463494)

**“Obviously! Insulting!”**

Credit: [@bfgfox](https://twitter.com/bfgfox/status/1421124800060219396)

**“Worst bid I’ve ever seen”**

Credit: [@IngsIsKing](https://twitter.com/IngsIsKing/status/1421107106468569094)

**“25 million bless their cotton socks!”**

Credit: [@KevanBrown05](https://twitter.com/KevanBrown05/status/1421125580926427137)

**“joke of a bid”**

Credit: [@sotonianwill](https://twitter.com/sotonianwill/status/1421106755925331968)

**“£25m for the best set piece taker in the world LOOOOOL villa is a joke, they’re shaking in their boots now grealish is gone”**

Credit: [@sfctom\_](https://twitter.com/sfctom_/status/1421107003292794880)

***In other news, [Southampton fans were livid at this transfer news.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-transfer-rumours/southampton-saints-st-marys-stadium-brandon-williams-romain-perraud-danyl-simeu-west-brom/)***