Last update on.From section SouthamptonBlackburn Rovers' Adam Armstrong scored 64 goals in 160 gamesSouthampton accepted a bid for Blackburn striker Adam Armstrong.Armstrong, 24, will undergo a medical with Saints on Tuesday, after the bid was accepted. The bid could have been worth more than 20m if add-ons were added.He was the second-highest scorer in the division, scoring 28 goals in 40 Championship matches in 2020-21.Southampton need a striker after Danny Ings, a 29-year old England international, was sold to Aston Villa earlier this month for 25m.Armstrong, an England Under-21 representative, started his career at Newcastle. He had loan spells with Bolton, Bolton, Bolton, and Coventry before moving to Rovers in 2018.Armstrong rejected Southampton's offer last week. However, Southampton returned with a better offer.The Saints placed 15th in the Premier League 2020-21. They begin their 2021-22 campaign away from Everton on Saturday 14 August.All the latest news about football transfers can be found on this dedicated page.
