Southampton's ideal January transfer window roundtable

Southampton’s ideal January transfer window roundtable – by Ed Waugh

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Q3: Which player/s can you see leaving Saints this month? (Out of favour or needing game time to develop)

A: Michael Obafemi would’ve been my player of choice, that was before his surgery that he had on an unknown muscle-injury. There was talk he could be sold if a good enough fee came in for the Irishman, however a loan-deal would represent a lower-risk for Saints and they get to keep the player contracted to the club whilst allowing him to gain first-team playing experience.

Yan Valery is another player that was rumoured to potentially be on the move, again if a good-enough fee came in for the young-Frenchman – however a loan-deal elsewhere would make more sense.