Southampton: Five players who should leave Saints in the summer

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Sofiane Boufal of Southampton and Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Sofiane Boufal of Southampton and Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 30: Charlie Austin of Southampton reacts during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Manchester City at St Mary’s Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 30: Charlie Austin of Southampton reacts during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Manchester City at St Mary’s Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Charlie Austin

There were rumours of a move away from the club for Austin in January but the forward chose to stick around and help in the fight against relegation.

This campaign has not been a fruitful one for the 29-year-old though with only 12 starts and three goals in all competitions.

After joining for around £4m from QPR back in 2016, Austin has had some good spells in the Saints side.

However, he seems to be behind both Danny Ings and Shane Long in the striker pecking order