Saints are being linked with that man Chester, or to be more precise James Chester the Hull City central defender.
Saints are supposedly going to make a bid for Hull's James Chester who ironically enough started his career with Manchester United before joint Hull in 2011.
After relegation Hull have slapped a £10 million price tag on his head although finances may mean they take less.
This price won't daunt Saints, however it could put off other potential suitors who are said to include Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Crystal Palace & West Brom who may not feel that they can afford that outlay.
Whether Chester would be the only central defensive signing or one of two arrivals in that position is unclear, some reports have suggested that Ronald Koeman may look to bring two in after the loss of Gardos means that he is two short in the centre of the back four fro last season, however Gardos could be back in January and Martina is also able to operate as a centre back, so although two good quality signings would be ideal and certainly provide competition as well as looking to the future it is not essential.
What is essential though is at least one top quality centre half and I'm not quite sure that Chester would be that man.