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Five relegation-threatened players Southampton should look to sign

By Chris Hughes

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Claude Puel, Manager of Southampton (L) and his staff look on prior to the Premier League match between Southampton and AFC Bournemouth at St Mary's Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Claude Puel, Manager of Southampton (L) and his staff look on prior to the Premier League match between Southampton and AFC Bournemouth at St Mary's Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Scott Dann of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace at Vitality Stadium on January 31, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Scott Dann of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace at Vitality Stadium on January 31, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /

5. Scott Dann

Signing a centre-back from a relegation-threatened team like Crystal Palace might seem like a barbaric move, but it shouldn’t be rejected without thought.

Scott Dann might also boast five own-goals to his name from his years in England’s top flight, but he’s also proved to be vital for his side since joining them in January 2013.

The 30-year-old joined Palace’s ever-growing list of injured players at the weekend and therefore didn’t feature in his side’s loss to the Saints last night, but is still a player the Saints should consider over the summer months.

Dann has scored at least four goals in all competitions in each of his three full seasons for the London-based side, and averages a goal ever 10 games for them in the league.

With Virgil van Dijk linked with a move away and Martin Caceres only signed until the end of the campaign, Claude Puel will be in the market for a new centre-half come season’s end.

Dann will no-doubt be keen to stay in the Premier League should Palace slip down to the relegation zone again, as they face a tough run-in starting with a match against Arsenal this Monday.

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