OneFootball
Blaise Bourgeois·28 April 2020
OneFootball
Blaise Bourgeois·28 April 2020
Though football is on hold for the time being, that hasn’t stopped Southampton and manager Ralph Hasenhüttl from getting ready for next season.
Hasenhüttl has been working tirelessly to ensure that the Saints come out winners this summer while getting all they can for Mario Lemina, Fraser Forster, and Guido Carrillo.
“We are prepared, and we know that it will be an interesting transfer window – maybe a shorter one,” the Austrian told the Daily Echo.
“The surroundings are also changing because the values for the players will go down I think.
“We can’t say what impact this will have on the transfer market, but we are prepared for it and we have the time now to get in contact with everybody.
“The good thing is that we all know it will start again and that, step-by-step, we will come back to normality again.
“Therefore, you have to be prepared and to use this time now is absolutely helpful.
“You have to remember that the players we want to sell will also be worth less money.
“It has an impact on every club and I think, in the end, when the transfers are starting, and you have some issues, you will do everything to get the player you want.
“I don’t see the prices dropping that far but the selection would be a more critical one and, therefore, you have to be prepared.”
Southampton are not exactly out of the water just yet, however. With nine games to go, they are seven points clear of the drop zone, with a top-10 finish the unanimous goal in the dressing room.