Livramento reflects on playing for Southampton after being named in the England squad

The UEFA Nations League 2024/25 has started and all European teams will play their first two matches in the group stages this month. The England national team will play for the first time under the management of interim manager Lee Carsley, who became the head coach after Gareth Southgate left his managerial role at the national team this summer. Southgate guided England to another final in the UEFA Euros, as they were one of the best sides in Europe this season. 

Thus manager Lee Carsley needs to build up on England's recent achievements and he will lead the national team in his first match against Republic of Ireland. Several young players are expected to feature for England in this international break and one player who has been named in the UEFA Nations League squad is former Southampton fullback Tino Livramento. The former Chelsea academy talent joined Southampton for a transfer fee of £25 million in 2021 and made 34 appearances for the Saints before his move to Newcastle United for £38 million last year. 

Livramento reflects on playing for Southampton after being named in the England squad

Now, Livramento spoke about his two years at Southampton, saying,

"I loved every minute of being on the pitch when I was a Southampton player.

The fans, the manager, the team, they all took to me there and they were there for me in my tough times when I was injured."

- Tino Livramento

Tino Livramento was a reliable presence at right back in his debut season at the St. Mary's Stadium before being sidelined for almost all of the 2022/23 season due to injury. In his absence, Southampton couldn't perform well in the defence and they conceded a lot of goals that season and got relegated from the Premier League. Now, after the international break, Russell Martin's side will aim to improve their performance in the Premier League.