With only a few weeks to go before the transfer window opens comes news of a club already preparing a bid for one of the Saints squad and the player is said to be interested in the move.

insidefutbol.com are reporting that Turkish Super League side Besiktas have put in a firm offer for Tall Paul Onuachu.

The Nigerian forward spent time on loan at Trabzonspor last season and they are again said to be interested, but they showed in the summer that they are either unable or unwilling to pay the valuation of the striker.

That has led to Besiktas coming into the frame, the Istanbul side currently sit 5th in the Turkish Super League and are also still in the Europa League.

Ironically they sit just 1 point ahead of Southampton's fellow Sport Republic club Goztepe who are in 6th, so the question is whether Sport Republic would be willing to sell one of their players to a big rival for potential qualification for the Europa League next season.

According to the Turkish sports media Besiktas have already made contact with the player and are willing to offer Onuachu a 3 year contract, if he is open to the terms then they are keen to strike a deal with Southampton.

However as we saw with Trabonspor, it seems clubs in Turkey look to get players on the cheap and aren't willing to actually make realistic offers based on the actual value of the player and rely on the player pushing for the move.

Onuachu has played in recent weeks and impressed Saints supporters with his battling play, however the reality is that none of it has been in the penalty area and he has barely had an attempt on goal, we need a striker who can score and although Onuachu can score goals, the type of style that Russell Martin wants to employ does not suit his style of play and therefore unless we change manager there is no point in keeping Tall Paul.

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highfield49 added 12:59 - Dec 12 It would appear that Russell Martin's style of play doesn't suit any of our strikers. Beyond time for the manager to take off his blinkers and grasp reality.
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A1079 added 14:58 - Dec 12 Pointing out that Onuachu has barely had an attempt on goal is hardly unique for any of our forwards. We didn't have a simple attempt on goal at Villa on Saturday and he was not playing and Armstrong - as good as he is at Championship level may score an odd goal now and then but on the whole is largely ineffective at PL level.
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kingolaf added 15:50 - Dec 12 Tall Paul put himself in the shop window with his Liverpool cameo. That’s the last we’ll see if him in a Saints shirt.
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Block8 added 10:39 - Dec 15 What he did show is that he has a bit of ability and a good touch. The fact that he has to drop deep to get on the ball is testament to our style of play.
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