He only turned 20 last month. He could still be playing for our under 23 team for the next 3 seasons, but has already shown himself to be a reasonable impact player in the Premier League. Other 19/20 year old strikers at Premier League clubs are mainly still playing for their under 23 team or out on loan, so Obafemi is ahead of most of his peers.
If he had spent the whole of 2019/20 as a 19 year old in our under 23 team would you want him sold now?
How does Saints feeding a story like this to the press make any difference to getting a bid? Why would a club pay any attention to such an article?