Southampton: The six Saints players heading into last year of contract

Tottenham Hotspur's English midfielder Harry Winks (L) vies with Southampton's Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu (C) and Southampton's Moroccan midfielder Sofiane Boufal during the English FA Cup fourth round replay football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 5, 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur's English midfielder Harry Winks (L) vies with Southampton's Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu (C) and Southampton's Moroccan midfielder Sofiane Boufal during the English FA Cup fourth round replay football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 5, 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Jake Hesketh of Southampton (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
Jake Hesketh of Southampton (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

Jake Hesketh

24-year-old Hesketh broke through into the Saints first-team in the 2014/15 season and looked to be another of the top talents to come off Staplewood academy conveyor belt.

Since then, he has not been able to kick on though and has had to make do with loan spells in the Football League.

The attacking-midfielder has a slight build that people may presume to be unsuited to the Premier League, but he has still shown of his ability in the past two years at Burton Albion and Lincoln City.

With his deal running out next year and being past an age that can be considered very young in football terms, could Saints be moving him on permanently soon?

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