• Left-back furthermore interests Arsenal plus Manchester City
• Shaw, 16, can back up Ashley Cole plus Ryan Bertrand
Chelsea are poised to provide £4m for Southampton's Luke Shaw. The young left-back, whom turns 17 on 12 July, has prepared just 1 first-team appearance for the newly promoted Premier League side – because a replace inside an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Millwall last season – however is considered a very bright prospect.
A graduate of the Southampton academy that has newly yielded Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott plus Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaw has been monitored carefully by Arsenal plus Manchester City plus Chelsea nevertheless his future today looks probably to be at Stamford Bridge.
Shaw was born inside Kingston on Thames however joined Southampton's academy at age of 8. Described because "officially fairly gifted" by Sir Trevor Brooking, he has played for the England Under-16 plus Under-17 sides. Nigel Adkins, Southampton's manager, has earlier pledged to do everything inside his energy to keep Shaw yet can discover the overtures of Roberto Di Matteo difficult to resist.
Ashley Cole has been the No1 left-back at Stamford Bridge because joining from Arsenal inside 2006 with all the 22-year-old Ryan Bertrand because back-up.
Read more... Chelsea to provide £4m for Southampton prodigy Luke Shaw
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