Southampton fans have been craving for a quality forward for a significant while now, and that wait could be cut-short in the coming days.
Up until now, Southampton have ironed out deals for five reinforcements in 2025 but only the Will Still one took a brief time to materialize. Apart from him, all the other four players were brisk additions that neither the fans nor the rumour mill imagined putting on a Southampton shirt at St. Mary's.
It means the Saints board loves surprising the fanbase randomly, or maybe they plan this way to avoid any cut-throat transfer competition ahead. Low-key, it's a smart strategy but often it means compromising on the most enticing signing options on the table.
At the end of the day, nobody knows whether these tactics will pay off well or not but this isn't deterring the Saints from continuing their sudden transfer announcements. And a newcomer could walk in the door this week itself with Daily Echo's journalist Alfie House giving a sneak peek of what's coming next.
Saints left wondering over new frontman
In his own words, the SaintsExtra quoted Alfie House saying: "[Southampton] are negotiating for a striker right now. It feels like personal terms are pretty close — it's just going to come down to the bid. They're pretty confident they can get that done."
Finally, new forwards and optimistically, good ones will lead Southampton's newly built attack. Discussing on the most important "who", that could be anyone who has piqued the decision-makers' interest so far but let's be honest, a teenage forward with a plethora of raw potential wouldn't be a vague guess.
So, believing this update to be the ultimate striker news over the summer is totally out of the question. In fact, a fair assumption can be waiting until a few weeks before the preseason kicks off to then start building all those dream lineup combinations Saints fancy doing.