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A club are now in talks with both Southampton and a Saints star’s agent as they try to put a January transfer window swoop in place.
Southampton are locked in a battle against relegation from the Premier League this season and have just sacked Russell Martin to replace him with Ivan Juric.
What Juric’s views are on the squad he has inherited are unclear, but he is likely to oversee activity both in and out in the January transfer window.