Southampton have reportedly ‘won the race’ for Juventus midfield Mario Lemina.

The midfielder has been linked with just about every Premier League club this summer as he seeks more first team football else where.

Earlier this summer, there was talk of Arsenal and Watford being interested in signing him, while earlier this week, we reported that West Ham had made their interest known as well with a bid.

However, according to French journalist, Mohamed Bouhafsi, Lemina is now close joining Southampton.

Translated with Google translate, it says, “Mario # Lemina should engage with Southampton! Medical visit planned within 48 hours! Transfer estimated at 18M €! # Juventus # RMCsport”

So apparently, Lemina will now have a medical within the next two days after Southampton reportedly agreed a £16.2m fee for the midfielder.

Arsenal have been liked with Lemina a few times this summer, but haven’t been seriously linked since July. It seemed like a passing interest and one they would only follow up on if they couldn’t secure their preferred targets.

It now seems, however, like they’ll be coming up against Lemina in the Premier League this season.

Lemina joined Juventus in 2015 but has only made 42 appearances in the two seasons he’s been there.