Southampton make first move to sign “amazing” new target ahead of Brighton
The Saints have enjoyed a busy summer of arrivals. From the returns of Adam Lallana and Flynn Downes to fresh faces such as Ben Brereton Diaz, those at St Mary’s have handed Russell Martin the reinforcements that his side needed in pursuit of Premier League survival at the first time of asking. And they may not be done there, either.
Recent reports have linked Southampton with the likes of Fabio Carvalho and Oliver Skipp. The Premier League duo would certainly hand the newly-promoted side a boost, with the former a particularly exciting talent. The Liverpool youngster has enjoyed an impressive pre-season for the Reds, but could still find himself heading for the exit door.
Liverpool’s loss would undoubtedly be Southampton’s gain, however, as Carvalho looks to finally take hold of a top-flight opportunity. The former Fulham man could yet be joined by a Euro 2024 star too.
According to Sabah via Sport Witness, Southampton have tabled an offer to sign Ferdi Kadioglu which has already been rejected by Fenerbahce, with Nottingham Forest suffering the same fate. The left-back stole plenty of headlines for his performances for Turkey this summer and has also attracted the interest of Brighton, according to Florian Plettenberg.
A brawl broke out between multiple players and this led to reports in the Italian press suggesting that Lazio’s interest in Southampton’s Carlos Alcaraz may have had a wobble.As strange as that claim was, there is an update on the situation of the midfielder, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Juventus. have reported today that despite what happened during the recent game, relations between the two clubs are good. The brawl hasn’t impacted any potential market manoeuvres.
Alcaraz is still someone Lazio like, despite the fact that he was at the centre of the scuffles. The Roman club could aim to sign the Southampton man on a ‘loan with option to buy’ deal.
The outlet claim that a previous relationship between the two clubs exists since Southampton sold Wesley Hoedt to Lazio back in 2017 and they remain on positive terms.Given that the Juventus loan and option move didn’t benefit Southampton in any meaningful way whatsoever, they’d surely be hesitant to do similar again.
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