Leicester City's transfer schedule has come to light where Southampton must show urgency in wrapping up their left-sided forward reinforcement.
All this while, Southampton fans were imagining a Championship front three of Samuel Edozie, Tyler Dibling and Damion Downs. Yes, certain to stay frontmen like Ross Stewart will remain in the squad selection fold but it's crystal clear that there is no decent cover on either flanks even with Edozie, let alone without him.
Well, Southampton won't need to go drawing wide attacker plans from scratch because they have already taken a few shortlisting steps in the previous month. Now, it can be boldly said that the moment to revisit the Lucas Cepeda deal has come but who knows, that timer might be running fast already.
Agreed, the Saints are competing with themselves for launching transfer proposals for the Chilean star but don't you think Leicester City can jump into this deal also?
Saints have only one week to make hassle-free Cepeda call
The same way they keep trying their luck with every gaffer who Southampton once used to have at their helm. Lowkey, the Foxes are also getting impatient in some capacity with their snail-like recruitment process and their new promise becomes a must listen for the Saints board.
Putting forward those Leicester promises, journalist John Percy said: "Other candidates have been spoken to and Leicester hope to appoint later this week."
With that, Leicester have given a sneak peek at the potential dates they can open their club gates for player additions. One, where they might emphasize boosting their thin left-wing alternatives.
If Southampton finalise a new playmaker within these seven days, then it's great but postponing that non-negotiable task may result in a bidding tug-of-war. Should the Saints invite those needless thrilling events, rarely will anyone among the St. Mary's faithful voice in favour of it.