An exciting Southampton youngster is expected to sign a new deal at St Mary’s amid interest from other top flight sides, according to a fresh update.
Southampton summer signings and form
The Saints brought in a whopping 18 new players after winning promotion back to the Premier League in the playoff final, however, those new additions so far haven’t had the desired effect on the pitch.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Man City
€23m
Aaron Ramsdale
Arsenal
€21.4m
Flynn Downes
West Ham
€17.85m
Cameron Archer
Aston Villa
€17.6m
Mateus Fernandes
Sporting CP
€15m
Ben Brereton Diaz
Villarreal
€8.3m
Yukinari Sugawara
AZ Alkmaar
€7m
Natan Wood
Swansea City
€3.5m
Ronnie Edwards
Peterborough
€3.5m
Welington
Sao Paulo
Free transfer
Charlie Taylor
Burnley
Free transfer
Adam Lallana
Brighton
Free transfer
Ryan Fraser
Newcastle
Free transfer
Rento Takaoka
Nissho Gakuen
Free transfer
Lesley Ugochukwu
Chelsea
Loan transfer
Maxwel Cornet
West Ham
Loan transfer
Juan
Sao Paulo
Unknown
Kuryu Matsuki
FC Tokyo
Unknown
Russell Martin’s side are yet to pick up a single top flight point, losing to Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Manchester United. The Saints have only scored one league goal, however, they are into the Carabao Cup last 16 after a penalty shootout win over Everton.
Talking after that win, Martin said: “I saw so much character, spirit, fight and togetherness and the game looked how we wanted it to look, apart from a few moments where we wanted a bit more attacking intent.
“I was really pleased with a lot of the performances and the way we reacted to conceding. I’m delighted for the players – they were brave and aggressive. I’m so excited about what’s to come. We just need that first win [in the Premier League] and everyone will relax a bit. I’ve got no doubt they will continue to grow.”
Away from the pitch, it looks as if the club may soon have some positive contract news to shout about.
Southampton contract update – Tyler Dibling
Southampton youngster Tyler Dibling has recently caught the eye on the pitch, being dubbed the “next big thing” after his impressive displays off the bench so far this season.
Now, according to GiveMeSport, those cameo performances have been catching the eye of numerous clubs, with Manchester United, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Stuttgart all eyeing moves for the 18-year-old.
Fortunately for Saints supporters, GMS have revealed that Dibling is expected to sign a new contract with Southampton. They claim that ‘Southampton have secured a significant boost in their attempts to tie Dibling down to an extended deal as he is increasingly likely to sign on the dotted line due to enjoying his football on the south coast, but all parties are not in a rush to thrash out negotiations because he is already healthily contracted’.
They look set to reward Dibling, who is enjoying working under Martin at St Mary’s, with a pay raise. Martin also appears to be enjoying working with the teenager, saying: “I think the biggest thing I can say is if he’s playing it tells you what we feel about him at 18 years old. The stuff that he can do that we trust him with. Tyler from now to looking back even three months ago is a very different person and the growth in him has been huge.”