3 West Ham players Southampton must target amidst Mateus...

Three-player agreements With the summer window nearing its end, West Ham may step up their chase of Mateus

Fernandes, therefore Southampton needs to plan beforehand.

With the exception of Charlie Taylor’s dubious inclusion, the Southampton team receives at least an eight out of ten.

Since Mateus Fernandes’ already postponed preseason could have been even more boring, the supporters should be

content for the time being.

It goes without saying that his transfer valuation is what protects his Southampton stay, although club-to-club

relations can occasionally get around that. There aren’t many recent instances of this, but West Ham is determined

to make Mateus Fernandes one, as Saints Extra noted.

Now it doesn’t work to take advantage in the hopes of improving future player negotiations. It’s obvious that

Southampton will try to repay West Ham if they come snatching up the in-form Saints.

In light of this, Southampton may want to add the three Hammers listed below to their summer shopping list, along

with a respectable Mateus transfer price.

Saints must keep an eye for Soucek and two prodigies

Tomas Soucek

With no Mateus around, midfielders will be needed in abundance and Tomas Soucek is one such player who will

provide that sense of security in the middle. Why not James Ward-Prowse? Well, he possesses a pair of experienced

legs as well but giving him a second farewell in the near future can remind all the emotional rollercoaster the St.

Mary’s had to suffer in 2023.

Additionally, don’t overlook Soucek’s scoring boots. He typically occupies a deeper position in his own half, but he

has exceptional counterattacking skills. The 30-year-old scored nine goals in the Premier League, which may easily

surpass fifteen in the Championship, according to Transfermarkt statistics.

Guilherme Luis

Although Guilherme has previously been mentioned as a Saints target, I am aware that a right winger is not wanted

to bolster the central midfield position. Furthermore, his most recent Premier League season was merely a learning

opportunity, but there may be some wonderkid potential in him; otherwise, West Ham wouldn’t have paid an eight-

figure amount only a year ago.

George Earthy

Of the trio, Earthy mirrors Mateus to a significant extent. Further, it’s ironic to guess but West Ham might be crying

out for the Portuguese because they haven’t backed their young starlet enough.

Very recently, the 20-year-old playmaker was sporting Bristol City’s colours and started slowly, as expected. Later,

Earthy finished the season on a high note and secured a promotion playoff ticket in his bag.

Consequently, it’s only fitting that Earthy gives a thought to battling for promotion and Southampton wouldn’t mind

providing him a good platform for that.