After the signing of Ben Brereton Diaz yesterday it seemed that Saints may have completed their attacking transfer signings other than Ryan Fraser, but now it seems that there is a slight change of tactics from Russell Martin.
This rumour has been floating around a little for the last few days, but it is picking up pace, MSN are suggesting that Southampton are in for a new central striker, most Saints fans had assumed that the central striker had been signed with Ben Brereton Diaz signing, but the Chilean International is just as much a wide striker in the mode of Adam Armstrong as he is a central striker.
So now comes the news that Saints are interested in Youssoufa Moukoko from German giants Borussia Dortmund.
Moukoko is very much a striker and is seeking a move away from Dortmund after his playing time was extremely limited last season, he played 20 games but totalled only 613 minutes in the Bundesliga, yet still managed 5 goals.
This was his 4th season as a member of the Dortmund first team squad after he broke through in 2020/21 and then seemed to have cemented his place in the line up in 20022/23, but last season didn't turn out as he had hoped and a spot as a regular starter did not happen with just 4 starts out of his 20 appearances.
In November 2022 his value had reached around £27 million, but now it has dropped to around £20 million and it seems that he is on Saints radar.
He is still only 19, he won't turn 20 until November but he has already notched 16 Bundesliga goals in 76 appearances and when you add Champions League appearances and German cup etc he has reached the 100 mark, not to mention a couple of full caps for Germany.
So it seems that this is the type of player that Russell Martin would look for and he is suddenly available, this could either be a loan transfer or indeed a permanent move, the report states that Saints are the only Premier League club, but there is also interest from Europe with Real Betis, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Rennes all linked.
If Moukoko was to arrive it would offer the manager a change of tactic up front, Ben Brereton Diaz and indeed Adam Armstrong can both play as central strikers, but they can also play as wide players and both have the work rate to both attack and track back, slotting Moukoko in between these two would give Saints real firepower, let alone the options offered by more traditional wingers such as Sam Edozie or even Ryan Fraser if he does arrive.
But his arrival would also perhaps spell the end for Ross Stewart before he had really got going in his Southampton career.
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