Southampton: Five midfielders Saints have been linked with this summer
By Marc Walker
Despite just one signing arriving so far, it could still be a highly-intriguing summer for Southampton.
A number of current players at St Mary’s could be on their way out, whilst a recent report from the Telegraph’s Jeremy Wilson recently said that the club were looking to bring in a striker, a wing-back and a centre-back.
Forward Moussa Djenepo joined Saints from Standard Liege earlier this month but it appears that Ralph Hasenhuttl has more work planned for his squad.
One area of his side that seems well stocked currently is central-midfield, but the Austrian may be on the lookout for attacking-midfielders to suit his 4-2-2-2 setup.
Here is a look at five midfielders who have been linked with Saints so far this summer (some realistic, and some probably not):