According to various media sources including the Daily Echo, Southampton are willing to listen to offers for goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.

With 4 goalkeepers on the books, one of them was always going to go somewhere for the coming season, even if it was only on a loan deal.

Most assumed that it would be new signing Matteuz Lis, but according to rumours it could actually be Alex McCarthy who might leave St Mary's before the end of the transfer window.

McCarthy who will turn 33 in December was the subject of a lot of speculation regarding his contract at St Mary's, rumours abounded that he had signed a new deal last Autumn, but bizarrely the club made no announcement.

In January McCarthy's agent was shown as having been paid his fee by Saints for negotiating his client's contract in list of agents payments but still no confirmation.

At the time McCarthy was out of the team injured and Fraser Forster had taken over.

With new owners arriving the signing of McCarthy to a new deal seemed to have been jumping the gun a bit, the club have still said little about the deal or indeed it's length, it has been claimed that it is a three year deal, but was that from last August when rumours first appeared of him signing a new deal or from now.

Certainly given the wages he is probably on it is highly unlikely that Saints will be able to get a fee for the keeper, the best they can hope for is to cover his salary by receiving a loan fees.

Since signing in 2016 his 6 seasons in the Saints squad have seen him make 118 appearances in the Premier League, but he has never managed an entire season where he has been undisputed first choice throughout a whole season.

He has only hit 30 League games in a season once and last season managed just 17 appearances.

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bryanK added 14:01 - Aug 8 The decision making process at SFC is very odd. McCarthy should never been offered a new contract ask almost any supporter their opinion.
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AmericanSaint added 14:13 - Aug 8 This is so stupid and shows how our back room is in disarray. NOBODY will take him unless a loan and we will have to cover most of the wages. He has an odd good game but is really Championship material.
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sandywelsh added 14:17 - Aug 8 Good get rid.
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GeordieSaint added 14:21 - Aug 8 That save against Swansea though, priceless.
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dirk_doone added 14:35 - Aug 8 Bids??? Surely, we can't be expecting to get a fee for him. Even on a free transfer, we'll be very lucky if any other club is gullible enough to take him. .
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Colburn added 15:31 - Aug 8 Another clown show we've produced.. Why extend when he's not good enough, now he can do a Fraser...
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SanMarco added 18:57 - Aug 8 I bet we are open to bids - don't suppose we will get any though.
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WestSussexSaint added 08:06 - Aug 9 Whoever sanctioned the new contract for McCarthy last season is at fault here.
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dirk_doone added 08:50 - Aug 9 @WestSussexSaint: Especially as he is now one of our highest paid players and even on a free transfer no other club is going to want to pay him those high wages.
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