The Birmingham Mail are reporting that the Blues have suffered yet another blow in their turbulent season with one of their best assets opting for a move to St Mary's.

The Birmingham mail are reporting that Birmingham City youngster Romello Mitchell is set to sign for Southampton, the 16 year old striker has featured for the Blues U18 side this season and is regarded as their best asset for the future with Liverpool and Manchester United also being reported as interested.

However, Birmingham are said to be receiving compensation in the region of £300,000 for Mitchell who scored twice in the U16s Blades Cup final when they beat Liverpool 8-4 in December.

The fact that the player chose Saints ahead of one of the so called Big Six is evidence of how youngsters regard Southampton as an ideal place to prosper in their early careers rather than be lost in a big club's system with no chance of getting near the first team.

Perhaps Mitchell will be joined by another striker from Birmingham to keep him company in the summer.

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EasyToger added 13:16 - Apr 5 8-4! That’s a proper scoreline
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BoondockSaint added 15:42 - Apr 5 Translation: City and the Scouse could outbid Saints, but it is better business for them to let Saints pay now and develop him. If he is any good, they will buy him later. If he is no good, it's the Saints who take the loss.
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underweststand added 17:06 - Apr 5 £300K for a promising teenager sounds like a very good deal in today's market and perhaps there may be add-ons if he eventually makes the first team line-up, or plays at some international level in the future. I've been following the Youth squads closely and more than a dozen U18 lads have turned out for the U23 side already this season. There certainly seems to be a real vein of talent at that level.

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