Southampton Backed To Sign £21k-A-Week Midfielder

Southampton ought to make a transfer for Swansea Metropolis midfielder Matt Grimes in the summertime switch window, in line with journalist Ryan Taylor.

How influential is Grimes for Swansea?

The £21,000-a-week Englishman has turn out to be a key participant for the Swans since becoming a member of from Exeter Metropolis again in 2015, maturing into arguably one of many first names on the staff sheet.

Final season, Grimes began 44 of Swansea’s 46 Championship matches, outlining his significance, and he additionally chipped in with seven assists to focus on the artistic facet to his recreation.

Saints have been linked with a transfer for the 27-year-old earlier than the brand new season will get underway, with Russell Martin seeing him as a robust addition, having already managed him for 2 years in Wales.

Might Grimes head to Southampton this summer season?

Chatting with Give Me Sport, Taylor stated that Grimes can be a robust summer season signing by Southampton, backing him to thrive within the Premier League ultimately:

“Yeah, I feel it will be a signing that might assist him implement his concepts rapidly. Wants a little bit of management as nicely. I feel Grimes is the sort of signing that’s suited to a Championship play-off push.

“He most likely may play within the Premier League with relative ease as nicely. I do not assume he’d be a standout, however I feel he is somebody that may transmit the supervisor’s message onto the pitch. He is a frontrunner, and Southampton do want leaders to get again up.”

Grimes may very well be actually sturdy signing by Saints this summer season, strengthening their promotion bid from the off and serving to fill the doubtless void left by James Ward-Prowse, ought to he transfer on.

The Swansea man has a pleasant mix of being massively skilled at a superb degree now – he has made 246 appearances within the Championship, greater than holding his personal in certainly one of Europe’s best leagues – but in addition being younger sufficient to be a key participant for the subsequent 4 or 5 years.

The truth that Swans teammate Flynn Downes has described Grimes as “unbelievable” says rather a lot about his capability as a participant, and the truth that he and Martin already know one another so nicely absolutely makes it a match made in heaven.

A transfer to St Mary’s Stadium would doubtless enchantment, contemplating Saints are more likely to have a greater likelihood of promotion than Swansea, so it would not be a shock to see a transfer come to fruition.