Breaking news: Imagine him & Downes: Southampton in the race to sign…
Looking at Southampton‘s opening batch of Premier League fixtures, there is a possibility that Russell Martin‘s men could put together a positive sequence of results to start their season on the right foot.
Newcastle United away is a tough opening day clash for the South Coast club, but a home game in front of the expectant St. Mary’s masses versus Nottingham Forest right after this trip to Tyneside could be a great opportunity for the newly promoted outfit to pick up a vital win and get some crucial points on the board early.
Flynn Downes will be expected to perform during these big games in August, having signed permanently for the Saints after an excellent loan spell in the Championship, and he could well line up for these crunch clashes to come with a brand-new partner in the middle of the park.
Southampton enter battle for Premier League midfielder
As per a new report by the Telegraph,Southampton are just one of a whole plethora of clubs eyeing up a potential move for wantaway Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp this summer.
Skipp will want to get this stuttering career back up and running again, after finding regular first-team minutes hard to come by last campaign at an average of 35 minutes per clash in the top flight, and he could find a new location where he can excel soon in Southampton.
Yet, both Leicester City and Ipswich Town – who join the Saints in the promised land of the Premier League this forthcoming campaign – are also said to be interested in snapping up the 23-year-old, which could lead to a three-way tussle taking place for his coveted services between now and transfer deadline day.
What Skipp can offer Southampton
Skipp might well see what Downes managed to achieve with Southampton last season as one major plus about potentially relocating to the South Coast, with the ex-West Ham United star struggling for minutes with the Hammers, before linking up with Martin and Co to fill the hole left behind by James Ward-Prowse.
