SAINTS could be in line to receive a cash windfall as Man City youngster Max Alleyne is reportedly drawing interest from Borussia Dortmund.

The City youth captain, 19, arrived at Etihad Stadium from Saints in October 2021, in a deal that was agreed when he was 15 years old.

Despite his age, the two clubs settled on an incredible £1.5million transfer fee for the Bristol-born defender, son of former cricketer Mark Alleyne.

Alleyne has won two Under-18 Premier League and two Premier League 2 titles, in addition to travelling with Pep Guardiola's squad for the Club World Cup.

He was named on Guardiola's bench in the Premier League for their 1-1 draw with Everton last month and is now attracting interest from other clubs.

Fabrizio Romano has reported that Borussia Dortmund, who purchased Jadon Sancho from Man City in 2017, have made contact with the club.

Englishmen Jude Bellingham and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens have also made a successful switch to German Bundesliga giants Dortmund this decade.

The report adds that there are also Premier League clubs interested in signing Alleyne but Dortmund have made their approach to discuss a deal.

Should they thrash out an agreement, Saints could be set to pocket even more than the initial £1.5million they made from Alleyne's initial sale in 2021.

As is standard in many moves which see teenagers switch clubs, the St Mary's side holds a sell-on fee clause believed to be worth up to 20 per cent.

In practice, a 20 per cent sell-on clause means that in the event a player was sold for £10million, the player's former club would receive £2million.

Despite being poached before he was old enough to sign a professional deal, England youth international Alleyne is still seen by Saints as a success story.

Alleyne was picked up thanks to the Bath Academy Centre, was developed into one of his age group's top talents nationwide and spun Saints a profit.

He made his under-18s debut as a schoolboy and rejected a scholarship deal offered by Saints but his career will be watched with interest by academy staff.