Saints Midfielders Linked With Moves Away
It is not just incoming transfers that Saints are being linked with, but outgoing ones too as the press try to make up a few rumours in a quiet weekend for Saints.
The biggest rumour is that German club Schalke are looking to bring in Dusan Tadic from Saints, a few weeks ago this might have been a goers with it being common knowledge in the club that Tadic had fallen out with Ronald Koeman and was looking to move.
But now with Claude Puel installed at St Mary's and a new contract offer imminent it looks more likely that Tadic will stay at Saints unless the French manager deems him surplus to requirements.
With the formation used in the USA friendly game suggesting that Saints would look to the full backs to add the width to the side that could leave Tadic fighting for his place in the midfield, so he might feel the formation that Puel uses might not suit him.
Second outgoing rumour Is that several clubs are chasing Jordy Clasie, Everton are of course one of those linked for obvious reasons, but strangely Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United are all being linked.
The last three clubs you would assume that they would be looking for a higher quality than Clasie who did not have the best of seasons for Saints due to injury ruining his pre season, however it could be that Saints could be looking to cash in on Clasie, in Baltimore Claude Puel used only a single holding midfielder rather than the two favoured by his predecessor, that means with the arrival of Hojbjerg Saints have three specialised holding players in Clasie, Romeu and Hojbjerg, not to mention other options such as Steven Davis, Harrison Reed and James Ward Prowse who could also play the role.
That could mean that if a decent bid came in for Clasie then Saints would consider it.
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