Although these days Saints have the money to shop at the high end of the market, with the possibility of a Europa League run could a player or two on a free transfer help Saints bulk up their squad.
Some supporters these days cant see past a new signings ability to be a first choice player, but the modern day game is about building a squad and sometimes you can find a hidden gem in the list of released players in the summer, so can Saints find the answer to a problem or two on the cheap ?
Aston Villa
Darren Bent, Graham Burke, Alfie Crooks, Christopher Herd, Craig Hill, Bradley Lewis, Isaac Nehemie, Daniel O'Brien, Enda Stevens, Thomas Strain, Ron Vlaar, Courtney Wildin
Burnley
Cameron Howieson, Steven Reid, Ross Wallace
Chelsea
Didier Drogba
Crystal Palace
Foluwashola Ameobi, Michael Chambers, Kyle De Silva, Stephen Dobbie, Owen Garvan, Brede Hangeland, Lewis Price, Peter Ramage, Ghassimu Sow, Jerome Thomas
Everton
Antolin Alcaraz, Sylvain Distin, George Green, Curtis Langton, John Lundstram, Ben McLaughlin
Hull City
Joseph Cracknell, Leon Dawson, Joseph Dudgeon, Maynor Figueroa, Stephen Harper, John Mahon, Jonathan Margetts, Eoghan McCawl, Paul McShane, Mark Oxley, Liam Rosenior, Yannick Sagbo, Sam Topliss
Leicester
Zoumana Bakayogo, Marcel Barrington, Adam Dawson, Paul Gallagher, Kieran Kennedy, Conrad Logan, Herve Pepe-Ngoma, Louis Rowley, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Matthew Upson
Liverpool
Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Brad Jones, Jordan Lussey, Marc Pelosi
Manchester City
Adam Drury, John Guidetti, Frank Lampard, Greg Leigh, Dominic Oduro, Micah Richards
Manchester United
Ben Amos, Tom Cleverley, Callum Evans, Ryan McConnell, Thomas Thorpe
Newcastle
Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell, Jonas Gutierrez, Remie Streete, Ryan Taylor
QPR
Bruno Andrade, Joey Barton, Richard Dunne, Rio Ferdinand, Jordan Gibbons, Karl Henry, Aaron Lennox, Brian Murphy, Jamie Sendles-White, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Bobby Zamora
Southampton
Artur Boruc, Cody Cropper, Jos Hooiveld, Christopher Johns, Omar Rowe, Jake Sinclair
Stoke City
Oluwatomisin Adeloye, James Alabi, Samuel Coulson, Alexander Grant, Wilson Palacios, Robbie Parry, Nathan Ricketts-Hopkinson, Thomas Sorensen, Adam Thomas, Charlie Ward, Elliot Wheeler, Andrew Wilkinson
Sunderland
Wes Brown, Peter Burke, Andrew Cartright, Joel Dixon, Thomas McNamee, Anthony Reveillere
Swansea
Thomas Atyeo, David Cornell, Ruaridhri Donnelly, Corey Francis, Giancarlo Gallifuoco, Joseph Jones, Kurtis March, Curtis Obeng, Gareth Owen, Scott Tancock, Alan Tate, Gerhard Tremmel
Tottenham
Jordan Archer, Cristian Ceballos, Brad Friedel, Bongani Khumalo, Aaron McEneff, Alexander McQueen, Jonathan Miles
West Brom
Wesley Atkinson, Chris Baird, Aaron Birch, Jason Davidson, Bradley Garmston, Alexander Jones, Gareth McAuley, Youssouf Mulumbu, Mani O'Sullivan
West Ham
Kieran Bywater, Carlton Cole, Anderson De Carvalho, Guy Demel, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Sean Maguire, Paul McCallum, Daniel Potts
There are a few neames that could be a good addition to Saints squad, John Guidetti released from Manchester City was linked to Saints last season having played for Ronald Koeman on loan at Feyenoord and having scored 20 goals in 23 games could be seen as worth a punt.
Another player that might be of interest could be Brad Jones released from Liverpool, the keeper ousted Simon Mignolet earlier in the season and put in a decent display or tow but is now looking to leave Anfield for more regular football, depending on when Fraser forster is expected to return there are worse keepers we could consider.
Villa of course lose Ron Vlaar at the end of his contract and he has already been linked with a move to St Mary's