Southampton at the moment are within the race to signal a “rising star”, who is ready to be obtainable for a cut price price in the summertime, in keeping with a report.
Saints face uphill battle to keep away from relegation
In reality, there’s a excellent likelihood the Saints might be enjoying Championship soccer as soon as once more subsequent season, having received simply two league video games all season, with Ivan Juric’s facet nonetheless sitting backside of the Premier League desk.
Juric is more likely to be beneath much more strain after the FA Cup exit by the hands of Championship promotion-hopefuls Burnley final weekend, and there are some difficult fixtures on the horizon.
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Southampton’s upcoming Premier League fixtures |
Date |
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AFC Bournemouth (h) |
February fifteenth |
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Brighton (h) |
February twenty second |
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Chelsea (a) |
February twenty fifth |
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Liverpool (a) |
March eighth |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) |
March fifteenth |
As such, Southampton followers could already be mentally making ready for all times within the second tier, however membership chiefs are persevering with to establish potential targets for the summer time, though the calibre of gamers they’re able to herald will rely upon what division they’re in.
In accordance with a report from SportBILD, one participant the Saints have in mind is Hertha BSC forward Ibrahim Maza, who’s a topic of curiosity for seven Premier League golf equipment.
AC Milan and FC Porto additionally made approaches to signal Maza this winter, however Hertha knocked again the provides, having been eager to obtain over €20m (£16.7m) for his providers.
That asking value is ready to drop in the summertime, nevertheless, as a particular clause within the Algerian’s contract means the determine should be halved, indicating he could possibly be obtainable for round £8.3m.
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Maza is a “rising star” after excelling in Germany
Sky Sports activities reporter Florian Plettenberg has beforehand lauded the ahead as a “rising star”, and he’s having fun with an actual breakthrough season in Germany, selecting up seven objectives and 4 assists in 24 appearances in all competitions.
The younger quantity 10 has additionally acquired reward from freelance scout Ben Mattinson, who likened his misleading energy to that of Gabriel Carvalho and Ethan Nwaneri.
Though he’s but to show himself in a serious league, with Hertha at the moment within the Bundesliga II, Maza clearly has loads of potential, and he could possibly be a improbable acquisition for the Saints.
The one situation is Southampton will discover it very tough to win the race for the starlet’s signature if they’re relegated from the highest flight, given the extent of curiosity, though the current 2-1 win at Ipswich City offers them a glimmer of hope within the relegation battle.
