Ivan Juric feels going strong to back his January bold prediction as he is keen on signing prodigy Tyler Dibling at Atalanta.
Yesterday, club icon Matt Le Tissier broke his silence on Southampton's transfer activities and all fans would agree with the criticism. But while his verdict focused on their poor recruitment, it's safe to say the Saints haven't been any better on the management part.
After all, even after a month in the summer window, why do the Saints feel indecisive on a lot of transfer prospects? And its result has been the risk from clubs like Porto for a transfer raid.
Yet, what's worse is that amidst this chaos, a former Saint has emerged to stir the situation even more. As per Foot Italia, it's a well-known face in Ivan Juric who has come calling for prodigy Tyler Dibling.
Well, at this point, Juric's interest in Dibling is far from surprising given his recent Kamaldeen Sulemana swoop. Yet, what may be unknown to the Saints supporters is the ambition he carries for signing Dibling.
That's because, apart from the obvious sporting objectives, Juric's interest in acquiring Dibling is an attempt to prove his January word true.
Juric firm to make Saints fans recall his old Tyler Dibling claim
In case you remember, on the back of a poor run, questions were raised regarding Juric's future early this year. Now, ultimately he left, but at that time, Juric had used Dibling's namecard to win back the Saints fans' confidence.
Having provided his guarantee of coaching Dibling in the entirety of 2025, Juric hit a masterstroke to pacify St. Mary's which was worried about Dibling's departure.
Now, post Juric's departure, many fans wouldn't have even remembered his words, but the manager's recent interest speaks for itself how much he is keen to back his old claim.
Yet, what's interesting further is that there seems to be a sense of possibility that under the cover of Dibling's signing, Juric aims to prove himself true once again against his former club.
Days ago, Juric took a cheeky dig at Southampton, mentioning his spell could have been different had he started from the beginning of the season. And now that he has an opportunity of doing it at Atalanta, maybe he wants to show the Saints what he can achieve by utilising Dibling's potential to its full.