This summer, Southampton’s Paul Onuachu is expected to finalise a transfer out of St Mary’s, according to a Give Me Sport report.
Che Adams’ contract is set to expire this summer, meaning the Saints may lose more than one striker.
The Scotland international has not yet signed a contract extension, but promotion might increase the club’s chances of keeping him.
Sekou Mara might also be eager to get out, since he hasn’t started many games in the 2023–2024 season and might do better somewhere else.
In addition, Stewart has never participated in Premier League competition, therefore starting him too frequently in the first few games of the 2024–2025 season could be a concern.
Considering all of this, Russell Martin might need to bring in a few strikers during the forthcoming window. After making a sizable profit from player sales the previous year, they might be able to spend a fair amount this summer.
The summer window may see the rewards of selling Romeo Lavia, Tino Livramento, Nathan Tella, and James Ward-Prowse for large sums of money; Leicester City, another promoted team, may need to exercise much more caution with their funds going forward given their financial rule violations.
It appears like Paul Onuachu will depart Southampton.
A possible summer sale from Onuachu might help Martin’s cat.
When he returns from his loan at Trabzonspor, the player will speak with the Saints’ manager. However, it’s said that Martin doesn’t have the striker in mind, which suggests a summer transfer.
According to the same Give Me Sport report, Armstrong may be too powerful for Onuachu to pass in the rankings after the latter scored some important goals for the Saints in the 2023–2024 season and netted the game-winning goal in the play-off final against Leeds United.
The 30-year-old may choose to return permanently to Turkey, according to Give Me Sport, but the Saints may try to get him to play for teams outside of the Super Lig to see if he can draw interest from other teams.
| Paul Onuachu’s loan spell at Trabzonspor (All Comps – 2023/24) | |
|---|---|
| Appearances | 25 |
| Goals | 17 |
| Assists | 4 |
Russell Martin could benefit from Southampton offloading Paul Onuachu
As you can see from the above table, Onuachu has scored goals frequently while playing in Turkey.
But it doesn’t appear that the 30-year-old is a major component of Martin’s plans, which is why the Saints and Martin might gain from dumping him.
With two years remaining on his agreement, the player is a great candidate for a trade, and the south coast club should be able to get a respectable price for him.
His sale proceeds might be utilised to purchase a new striker, which would be perfect for a team that will likely need to make changes in this area in the near future.
While selling Onuachu could be a better option than giving him the preseason to shine, it might not be the worst choice.
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