Juventus have revisited Southampton's squad with a view to recruit Charly Alcaraz's replacement, Mateus Fernandes. After watching Alcaraz leave St. Mary's a few months later, Southampton will not wish to let Fernandes imitate the same.
Recently, Fabrizio Romano gave a measure of Charly Alcaraz's career progress to Southampton fans. Though the Saints were cheerful for the midfielder to arrive on the right side of the relegation-escaping history, they will not want a portion of that past to repeat again.
Do you remember where it started to go downhill for Alcaraz under Russell Martin? Clearly, the turning point was Southampton's Championship status which was a step back for Alcaraz's European prospects.
Now, when Juventus lured Alcaraz around last year, the Argentine didn't think twice before giving his green light to the move. After that, a St. Mary's return didn't entice Alcaraz much and he drew the curtain on his Southampton stay.
Mateus Fernandes linked with Charly Alcaraz transfer repeat
Coincidentally, his summer replacement Mateus Fernandes could experience a similar transfer trajectory. According to a report from Bianconera News, Juventus are playing with the idea of adding him to their youth-dominated roster.
Now, Southampton should start weighing up the positives and negatives of this deal. That's because most of their transfer planning has revolved around commanding the maximum transfer fee they can from Dibling's departure.
Further, a club of Juventus' stature generates excitement among the players and Mateus may start forcing the club to enter into transfer talks. Now, unless the Italian giants agree to pay Southampton significantly more than their initial investment on Mateus, a breakthrough seems a far-fetched feeling.
Talking about a loan transfer, Alcaraz's uneventful scenario would discourage Southampton from enduring a similar helpless situation with Mateus. Finally, let's see whether Juventus attempts to sweeten the transfer terms for Southampton to agree them or not.