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Southampton Summer Wishlist 2018: Ed Waugh

By Edward Waugh

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Dusan Tadic of Southampton looks on at the final whistle after the Premier League match between Southampton and Manchester City at St Mary's Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Dusan Tadic of Southampton looks on at the final whistle after the Premier League match between Southampton and Manchester City at St Mary's Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) /
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SWANSEA, WALES – MAY 13: Stephen Ireland of Stoke City and Alfie Mawson of Swansea City battle for possession during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Stoke City at Liberty Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SWANSEA, WALES – MAY 13: Stephen Ireland of Stoke City and Alfie Mawson of Swansea City battle for possession during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Stoke City at Liberty Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

Alfie Mawson (Swansea City)

Despite being part of a relegated side, Alfie Mawson could be the answer to Southampton’s defensive woes which saw the Saints keep eight clean sheets in 38 Premier League games having to rely on younger players such as Wesley Hoedt and Jack Stephens.

The departure of Virgil van Dijk ripped out any form of a solid base for Saints, with the addition of Mawson who stands at six-foot-three and possesses great strength and ball-playing ability, it could be considered a somewhat like-for-like replacement, bar not being on the level that the former Dutch defender was.

Transfermarkt quote that Mawson’s current market value is around the £10 million (12 million Euros), though to get Swansea to part with the player, Southampton may have to offer double that to land the defender who scored twice and assisted once last campaign.