Southampton Fight To Keep Hold Of £12.9m-Rated Talent

Southampton face a battle to carry on to the extremely regarded Carlos Alcaraz this summer time, with CalcioMercato, by way of Sport Witness, reporting that Napoli are eager to signal the participant.

What number of video games has Carlos Alcaraz performed for Southampton?

The 20-year-old solely joined up with the Premier League aspect in January, with the membership preventing to attempt to keep away from the drop all the way down to the Championship. While the Saints have been unable to keep away from ending within the relegation spots, the midfielder performed a key position within the second half of the marketing campaign and was given 18 games in complete for the aspect, bagging 4 targets and organising two regardless of that includes in the midst of the sphere.

While he did not have a lot alternative to show himself within the high flight, he did handle to rank himself extremely amongst these within the Males’s ‘Prime 5 huge leagues in Europe in the identical place as him. His non-penalty aim price of 0.35 per 90 places him within the high 16% in that space – showcasing how very good the Argentina man has been at hitting the again of the online.

Now, these performances have drawn consideration from Napoli in accordance with a report from CalcioMercato, by way of Sport Witness. The Italian aspect have been maintaining a detailed eye on him for some time states the report, and it additionally provides that they’re huge followers of the participant and really feel he may are available and play in the same method to Radja Nainngolan.

Nonetheless, the Serie A winners will not be the one staff attempting to pry Alcaraz away from Southampton, with different Premier League sides additionally maintaining tab on the scenario of the participant.

What’s Alcaraz value?

It is unclear how a lot Alcaraz would possibly set Napoli again but Transfermarkt suggest that his present worth is someplace across the 15 million Euros (or £12.9m) mark. If that’s the case, then a deal could be a major little bit of enterprise for Southampton, who wouldn’t solely make a slight revenue on the teen however may then use that eight-figure sum to strengthen for a 12 months within the Championship.

It might be a blow although in the event that they have been to lose the Argentine. Football talent scout Jacek Kulig has given the participant some excessive reward prior to now, stating that the midfielder is “one of many largest skills in Argentina”.