Southampton transfer targets

Things appear to be clicking into place for Southampton under Claude Puel. The French manager arrived from Nice over the summer to little fanfare and with the enormous task of replacing Ronald Koeman in the dugout.

But after a tricky start, he has now led his team to three wins and one draw in their last four Premier League fixtures. Consequently, it is possible to envisage another season of over-achievement for the south coast outfit.

Year upon year Southampton’s best players move on; this summer it was Sadio Mane, last year it was Nathaniel Clyne and Morgan Schneiderlin and in 2014 Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana departed.

Despite this procession of departures, the club continually rebuilds, often coming back stronger than before. The January window could see them make further additions. 

In a bid to both reinforce Puel’s squad and maintain the principles that have served them so well in recent years, Southampton will likely continue to focus on young players with their careers ahead of them and potential sell-on value.

Here, thanks to help from Football Whispers, we take a look at three players who fit such a policy…

Leo da Silva Lopes

Club: Peterborough United

Position: Central midfielder

Source: The Sun

Current Football Whispers Rating: 1.1 /5

Highest Football Whispers Rating: 1.3/5 (10th October 2016)

Southampton are among a multitude of Premier League clubs rumoured to be interested in signing Peterborough’s Leo da Silva Lopes. According to The Sun, Southampton were joined by Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham scouts while running the rule over the 17-year-old during Peterborough’s 3-1 win over Bury earlier this month. 

It was also reported that …

continue reading in source www.skysports.com