Southampton are the latest club to be linked with a move for Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson.

Patterson has been Sunderland’s number one since midway through the club’s final season in League One after replacing Ron-Thorben Hoffmann under Alex Neil. Since then, the North Shields-born stopper started all but one of Sunderland’s league games with number two Nathan Bishop getting the nod for the final game of last season against Sheffield Wednesday.

Patterson’s successful run in Sunderland’s first-team has prompted transfer reports to emerge linking Arsenal, Liverpool and Celtic with a move during the summer window. Some outlets have rated the goalkeeper as worth as much as £10million to £20million. The Echo understands that the interest from the trio is indeed genuine. However, Alan Nixon is now also reporting that Premier League new boys Southampton are also keen.