Southampton face fierce competition to sign £17m “regista” at St Mary’s

Southampton might look to revisit their curiosity in Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand forward of the membership’s first season again within the Championship, in line with a report from The Athletic.

Who’s Southampton signing this summer season?

The Saints are set for one among their most essential switch home windows lately because the membership goals to bounce straight again as much as the Premier League.

The membership is anticipating plenty of gamers to depart this summer season, with key names together with Romeo Lavia who’s linked with a transfer to each Chelsea and Liverpool, James Ward-Prowse who’s linked with a transfer to plenty of Premier League golf equipment reminiscent of West Ham United and Tino Livramento who’s drawing curiosity from Champions League outfit Newcastle United, in line with NUFC Blog.

The South Coast facet shall be hoping to herald as a lot cash as potential from gross sales to be able to fund the rebuilding and retooling of their facet.

One participant that has been rumored to join Southampton is Swansea Metropolis captain Matt Grimes.

The 27-year-old was incoming supervisor Russell Martin’s captain throughout his tenure on the membership, and Martin might need to usher in a participant who has a robust understanding of his philosophy and the right way to implement it.

One other participant linked with a move is Manchester Metropolis academy prospect, Carlos Borges. The Portuguese winger needs for extra common first-team soccer, and a deal may very well be struck because of the robust relationship between the golf equipment.

The Athletic also reports that the membership might reignite their curiosity in Hjulmand, who they tried to carry to St Mary’s within the January switch window. The Saints noticed their £8.5m provide rejected by the Italian facet, however there was a perception that an elevated provide would have been accepted.

Would Hjulmand be signing for Southampton?

In line with reports from Italy, the Danish worldwide has drawn curiosity from plenty of high European sides together with Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund, and Brentford, which can flip the participant’s head away from the Championship outfit.

The 23-year-old loved a tremendous season for the Serie A facet, averaging a ranking of 6.82 throughout 35 appearances which was the very best ranking any Lecce participant achieved throughout the marketing campaign, in line with WhoScored.

Hjulmand shares loads of statistical similarities with the present Saints star Lavia, with each gamers having very robust defensive numbers per 90 in comparison with different midfielders in Europe’s high 5 leagues, as per FBref. Hjulmand, for instance, ranks within the high 1% for interceptions per 90 and Lavia the highest 4% for blocks per 90.

The £6.1k-per-week midfielder has obtained loads of reward from journalists on account of his performances this season, with Italian soccer skilled Steven Moore stating:

“On the lookout for a regista who can also be in a position to defend? Look no additional than Lecce’s Morten Hjulmand. At 23, he is without doubt one of the league’s rising stars and most underrated gamers.”

Ought to Southampton handle to persuade the Danish midfielder to show down approaches from the highest European sides, they are going to have their excellent Lavia alternative for simply €20m (£17m).