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Saints Chasing Chelsea Starlet
Monday, 27th Apr 2015 10:37

Saints are rumoured to be interested in Chelsea's Patrick Bamford currently on loan at Middlesbrough.

Ronald Koeman is being linked with signing Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford currently on loan at Middlesbrough and recently voted Championship Player Of The Year.

However Bamford has made no secret of the fact that he hopes that this seasons loan spell at the riverside will be the springboard to his getting into the first team at Stamford Bridge.

But if he is realistic Bamford who will turn 22 in September is going to find it very hard to get into the Chelsea squad and at the age he is he will need to be looking elsewhere, in some respects he has followed a similar pattern as harry Kane in that although he started his career at Nottingham Forest before joining Chelsea 3 years ago for an initial £1.5 million, since then he has been mainly loaned out to lower division clubs with two spells at MK Dons, another at Derby County and now Middlesbrough.

So as he passes his 22nd birthday he should be looking to try his hand in the Premie League and there looks little chance of that at Chelsea.

Southampton are interested in a permanent move for Bamford in the summer, but if Chelsea prefer to hedge their bets a little and see how he gets on in the Premier league first before deciding if he has a Chelsea future then Ronald Koeman is willing to go for a loan deal.

Obviously if Middlesbrough were to gain promotion to the Premier that might be a stumbling block to Saints as they would obviously want to try and keep him and would be in pole position because of his time there this season and also the fact that the town is a lot closer to his family home in Grantham.

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SanMarco added 12:38 - Apr 27
22 and still a 'starlet'. I've not played any Premier League football so can I be a startlet at 54?
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ItchenNorth added 13:34 - Apr 27
Bamford would be a great squad addition. We need more threat up top, so moves for Ings, Austin or Bamford (all of which could be Championship players next year) could be just the ticket when looking for depth. We don't know what JRod we are going to get next year, so one of these three in the door will be ideal imo. I felt in January we ended up with to many wide players (and I'm not convinced with Elia yet) and suddenly our game plan changed and our full backs weren't getting beyond the midfield quite as much. I still think we need a forward who can operate behind, alongside or instead of Pelle if injured.
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