Southampton could sign their next Wanyama in £4m ace

Southampton supporters can be hoping this week is a fast one, excited by the prospect of Saturday already, because the Saints get their Premier League marketing campaign underway away at Newcastle United.

Russell Martin can have loads of new signings to select from forward of the prolonged journey to St James’ Park, with the likes of Ben Brereton-Diaz in competition for a begin at Tyneside within the attacking positions.

The Saints may be strengthening their choices in the course of the park very quickly if one other transfer will get off the bottom, with the goal in query having the potential to be their subsequent Victor Wanyama.

Southampton conserving shut eye on £4m rated ace

Based on soccer journalist Sacha Tavolieri, by way of his social media, the newly promoted outfit are conserving an in depth eye on BK Hacken star Romeo Amane, as a method to bolster their numbers centrally.

The likes of Will Smallbone, Flynn Downes and Joe Aribo are already within the constructing on the South Coast in these spots, however it appears to be like as if Southampton are eager on snapping up the Ivorian gem anyway, who is barely 21 years of age, however is taking the Allsvenskan by storm.

His spectacular showings out in Sweden have attracted curiosity from the likes of Augsburg and Royal Antwerp from throughout Europe too, as Southampton now put together to combat it out with their rivals for the in-demand Hacken midfielder’s signature, who’s valued at across the £4m mark.

How Amane compares to Wanyama

Away from the aforementioned abilities Martin already has at his disposal on this space of the pitch, Amane might supply the Saints a presence much like that of Wanyama, who starred at St. Mary’s for a lot of seasons, earlier than leaping ship to Tottenham Hotspur.

Amane has been a constant high performer for his Scandinavian employers over a lot of seasons now, amassing 84 appearances for Hacken up to now and has chipped in with seven targets and 9 assists alongside the way in which, which included the objective above simply final month in Allsvenskan motion.

It might properly be time for Amane to make the leap as much as English soccer, due to this fact, simply as Wanyama did efficiently again in 2013, after leaving Celtic behind to make a reputation for himself in a serious European division.

Glancing on the desk above, Amane will look to reflect Wanyama’s rise, because the 21-year-old has shades of the Kenyan’s sport in his personal, with a chunk current in each of their play-styles when trying on the variety of duels gained between them. The previous Saints star was an amazing deal stronger within the deal with however Amane has loads of time to enhance, nonetheless very a lot within the embryonic phases of his profession.

Furthermore, Wanyama did have a strike in his again pocket for the Saints like Amane – away from simply managing one objective throughout his swansong marketing campaign on the South Coast – with 4 targets managed from 97 outings, earlier than occurring to additional affirm his standing as a high expertise within the Premier League in North London.

The present Hacken gem will hope he can grow to be a longtime top-flight star over time too if he indicators on the dotted line for Martin’s males, having been hailed as “one of many biggest prospects of Sweden” at the moment by Tavolieri.

Every thing appears to be taking form for Southampton properly forward of the brand new Premier League season kicking off, and with signings comparable to Amane probably within the pipeline, the Saints will purpose to shock a couple of groups and clinch security on the finish of all of it.