Southampton are considering a £12m bid for Lazio's Wesley Hoedt according to reports in the press. Arron Sanders runs the rule over the reports.
Saints are according to the Daily Mail, weighing up a £12million move for Lazio centre back Wesley Hoedt as they allegedly prepare for Virgil van Dijk's departure.
Van Dijk is due to discuss his future with the club this week after He spent last week training on his own at the Staplewood training base while the team were on a pre-season trip to France.
Liverpool were warned over their approaches to Van Dijk earlier in the summer but that has not prevented the 26-year-old from voicing his desire to move to Anfield and play under Jurgen Klopp.
Mauricio Pellegrino has been using Jack Stephens and Maya Yoshida as his centre-back pairing during pre season and also now has Polish Under 21 international Jan Bednarek to call upon.
However, talks have taken place over Hoedt, another Holland international, who has been at Lazio since 2015.
The 23-year-old was a target for Southampton last summer while Middlesbrough, Leicester and Everton have also considered the former Alkmaar centre back. Hoedt is strong in the air, comfortable on the ball and a good reader of the game.
Off course the Dutchman could just be a replacement for Jose Fonte, and also a way of pursuading Van Dijk to give us at least another season by signing a fellow Dutchman.
Would you welcome the signing of Wesley Hoedt? Or would you prefer either Yoshida or Stephens to get their chance this season?