Jannik Vestergaard looks to be the second Saints player to sign for Leicester City this summer with the news that Saints have agreed a fee for the central defender who has entered the last year of his contract.
A year ago Jannik Vestergaard started the season as 4th choice central defender at St Mary's after the arrival of Mohammed Salisu and there weren't many Saints fans arguing with that ranking.
But circumstances intervened and he got back into the side and for a dozen games or so looked the part.
But you always had the feeling that Ralph Hasenhuttl still didn't see him as the long term option and although the club offered him a new deal, you felt that they weren't doing so with real enthusiasm.
So the news that they have accepted a bid from the Foxes said to be in the region of £15 million si perhaps both welcome and strange, welcome in that it will give Mohammed Salisu, bought a year ago to replace him the chance to show what he can do and strange in that Brendon Rodgers seems to think that having a defence that is made up of 50% of the second worst defence in the Premier League last season might boost his hopes of a Champions League place.
That will be good business for Saints who will almost recoup the fee they paid back in 2018 for a player who has started 69 Premier League games for Saints plus another 3 as sub scoring 4 goals.
Getting in money for Vestrgaard will be a major boost to Saints transfer kitty as they look to improve the squad further.