Danny Ings turns down four-year Southampton contract offer with 12 months remaining on current deal

Danny Ings turned down a Southampton offer for a four-year deal.Sky Sports News confirmed that Ings rejected an offer from his club.The forward, who is 28 years old, still has one year on his current contract.Sky Sports News reported earlier this year that Manchester City was interested in Ings as a possible successor to Sergio Aguero.Manchester United is also reported to have shown interest in Ings.He scored 14 goals last season for Southampton and Ralph Hasenhuttl previously stated that he expected the player to stay at the club.Sky Sports reported that Danny in particular will be staying with us. He knows that despite all the injuries he's suffered, he is in a good position to perform and return to form. This is important for any player.Image: Ings scored 14 goals last season in all competitions"It is a risk to enter a final year contract with the possibility of getting another injury. Then things could be over." Every player must answer that question for themselves. We hope he will stay with us longer.Since Southampton signed Ings permanently in 2019, for a fee of 20 million from Liverpool, he has scored 34 goals in 67 Premier League matches.This summer, Saints made Theo Walcott’s loan move permanent. They also signed Romain Perraud, left-back, following Ryan Bertrand's departure.