The media are linking Saints with a couple of free agents, but do the rumours have an substance and are these players worth a punt, find out all the info here.
The first player to be linked is Jozo Šimunović who has been a free agent since being released from Celtic in the summer, ironically Šimunović joined Celtic in September 2015 as a replacement for Virgil Van Dijk and although the Croatian central defender has had his moments in Scotland he has also been blighted with injury, indeed his first season saw him out for two periods and he played just 11 Scottish Premier League games.
The following season he returned to the side but only after controversy, he agreed terms and passed a medical at Torino, but the deal fell through when the two clubs could not agree a fee.
However he did have a decent season and signed a new deal in the summer of 2017.
But he suffered various injuries that meant he spent more time out injured than available to play and in 5 seasons at the club he managed only 75 SPL appearances.
Truth is on this one I can't see Saints wanting to take a punt on a player who is not an international and has averaged only 15 games a season in the last 5 years, this is surely more speculation and agents talk than anything else. ON the face of it he is no better than any of Saints three central defenders who have played so far this season and a worse injury record than Salisu, who may return to action.
If we could get in experience on a free it would be worth doing but Šimunović does not have that high level experience.
The second free agent linked is striker Ahmed Musa, who apparently was set to sign for West Bromwich Albion after passing a medical, but it is being reported that having made 5 signings in the January window, the Baggies are struggling to find the money to pay him.
He is now being linked with Saints along with Brighton and Burnley as possible destinations.
The Nigerian striker has pedigree, not least two stints with CSKA Moskow, as well as joining Leicester City for £16.6 million in the summer of 2016, but it didn't work out at the KIng Power, he scored just twice in 21 appearances before joining CSKA Moscow for that second stint on loan in January 2018.
He has spent the last two years in Saudi Arabia but was released back in October his time there not being successful.
On the face of it he looks a good bargain signing, but the question is where would Saints use him, they have a number of attacking options including new signing Minamino, truth is that it is hard to see us taking a punt on someone who did not prove himself in the Premier League last time out and woud at best be on the bench here.