Southampton fans can witness a three-club striker swapping over the course of the summer transfer window.
In recent years, swap transfers are becoming fewer and fewer in English football which once used to hold a greater sense of thrill among both sets of fanbases involved. Talking about Southampton, they almost came close to pulling off one of the successful player exchanges in hindsight.
Around seven years back, the Saints invited Liverpool to the negotiation table for lengthy discussions and exchanged Virgil Van Dijk and Danny Ings, but the frustrating part was they both were separate deals with a span of six months between them. Thus, the player-for-player transfer wait is due for nearly ten years.
Still, every Premier League club is getting their trophy droughts fulfilled nowadays, and going by early speculations, Southampton pulling out a swap move is also lying on the cards.
Armstrong, Piroe and Sargent can headline merry-go-round move
According to a report from the Football League World, the Saints star on the departing end could be Adam Armstrong with Norwich City touted as his new playing destination.
But the surprises don't end just here as Southampton are lining up Leeds United's towering attacker Joel Piroe as their new number nine instead of bringing a forward from Norwich. Meaning, the swap is becoming a three-way deal where the EFL Analysis has suggested that Leeds United are the frontrunners to bring Josh Sargent from the Canaries to complete this striker merry-go-round.
Among this trio, two are competing in the Championship with one set to challenge Premier League clubs in a matter of months. Hence, an interesting factor would be watching who struck a bargain once all the frontmen finish their debut seasons.
Well, even rival fans will hope for this bizarre transfer speculation to go through but low-key, every Saints fan will be rooting for Piroe to outperform the duo.