With Nathan Jones now on the helm, he will certainly be eager to bolster his Southampton squad and stamp his mark on a staff languishing in the relegation zone.
Though the enforced World Cup break will give him ample time to implement his concepts into the gamers, for some, there may be little that may be carried out. They’re merely not adequate to maintain them within the Premier League, as Ralph Hasenhuttl discovered the exhausting approach.
Do Southampton want one other midfielder?
Sure
No
Setting contemporary eyes on the squad now, Jones might flip to a goal who was reportedly linked earlier than even his predecessor was sacked, to offer some added metal to his midfield.
Not solely this, however ought to he swoop for Pape Gueye, it could add Champions League expertise to a aspect at present preventing relegation.
As per French publication Jeunes Footeux (through Sport Witness), as reported at the beginning of the month, the Saints will battle with Leeds United for a January swoop for the 23-year-old.
Having featured throughout Europe’s elite competitors this season, final marketing campaign he made 42 appearances in all competitions which included runs within the Europa League and the Europa Convention League.
An all-action midfielder with a candy left foot, he’s billed as one thing of a metronome within the midfield, providing stability and a bodily presence with out being too lopsided in his offensive or defensive contributions.
The Senegalese star boasts an 84% go accuracy, and with solely six profession objectives and a mean of 1.4 tackles per sport, it’s clear that his key traits lie with the latter.
It was famous that he was at all times destined to succeed, as his former teammate Migouel Alfarela famous: “Once I left HAC, he hardly performed within the first staff however it confirmed that he had one thing additional and that he was going to succeed.”
Alongside James Ward-Prowse, they might strike an ideal partnership. Certainly, it appears that evidently the 2 may be capable to strike up an understanding that might see them starve their opponents of possession with their stranglehold on the ball.
This one thing additional has already seen him attain the top of French soccer, with qualification and very important expertise within the Champions League.
Maybe the attract of the Premier League may very well be Gueye’s subsequent problem, however not earlier than he has hopefully impressed as half of his nation’s World Cup marketing campaign. It’d effectively be the best signing Jones wants to really kickstart his reign at St Mary’s.
