Southampton lining up huge transfer

Southampton have been extraordinarily busy this summer time switch window thus far, including in new gems to strengthen the group, while additionally tying down former mortgage stars to everlasting offers.

Followers of the newly promoted South Coast outfit would have been overjoyed to see Flynn Downes return for good not too long ago, while they’re going to be equally excited to see the likes of Nathan Wooden and different new recruits strut their stuff when Premier League soccer lastly will get underway subsequent month.

The Saints are unlikely to be performed there with their enterprise this hectic low season, nevertheless, as an announcement purchase seems to be to be within the works by Russell Martin’s males.

Southampton planning document swoop of Celtic gem

It is wanting increasingly more unlikely by the minute that Celtic will have the ability to hold Matt O’Riley in Glasgow previous this summer time, with the 23-year-old admired by many various suitors.

Southampton are named as being one occasion keen to battle it out for the Danish gem, as per Scottish outlet the Every day Document, alongside the likes of Juventus, Inter Milan and different European giants.

It would nonetheless take a mammoth bid for the Hoops to contemplate parting methods with their electrical star, with the Every day Document additional stating {that a} Scottish document price will likely be wanted to get a bumper deal over the road.

That document presently stands at £25m – which Celtic managed to win when the likes of Kieran Tierney and Jota moved on from Celtic Park – and they are going to be holding out for a equally extreme quantity for his or her star quantity 38.

What O’Riley will provide Southampton

Scoring targets for enjoyable over his two impactful years in Scotland thus far, this bold swoop might see the Saints win their finest midfield expertise since letting go of James Ward-Prowse, with O’Riley additionally doubtlessly placing up a high-quality partnership within the centre of the pitch with Downes alongside the way in which.

Very like Ward-Prowse, who garnered a repute for being a participant who would not shirk the highlight in tense video games at St. Mary’s, O’Riley has been a constant performer for Celtic since transferring up there two years in the past, after making a reputation for himself within the EFL with Milton Keynes Dons.

Martin will likely be very a lot going after the highly-rated midfielder primarily based on his electrical goalscoring numbers too, with the on-fire 23-year-old bagging 19 targets final season in all competitions for Brendan Rodgers’ males, on prime of amassing an equally spectacular help haul general of 18.

O’Riley sweeps the ground with the previous Saints icon in the case of his numbers for Celtic final marketing campaign towards Ward-Prowse’s output from his swansong Southampton season, however there is no assure that the ex-MK Dons man can shine in the identical devastating style within the Premier League week in week out.

Martin can have his fingers crossed that he can take to his new environment like a duck to water, with the license there for him to assault freely, partnered subsequent to a gradual head in Downes.

Downes very not often put a foot incorrect final marketing campaign within the Championship for Southampton, bowing out from the common season with an unerring 93% move accuracy averaged per contest, and may have the ability to arrange O’Riley for a variety of probabilities within the top-flight.

There will likely be some trepidation from Southampton’s finish on how they may handle to compete with the highest canine once more, however with signings corresponding to O’Riley within the pipeline, the Saints will purpose to unsettle the elite division and keep put.

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