Possible Southampton replacements for Mane and Wanyama

Matt Haynes | January 9, 2016

Southampton, 6/4 with Coral for a top 10 finish in the Premier League, have seen many top stars leave over the years, however, for huge sums which have been reinvested in replacements.

Saints had began to adapt and seemed capable of coping and still maintaining a high level of performance, with their new recruits combined with talent from their burgeoning production line.

The problem, however occurs, when merely months later those replacements catch the eye of other clubs and become drawn into their clutches. Evidenced this season, in the case of defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane who have been linked with moves to a number of top sides.

Therefore, we have drawn up a handful of replacements for the duo, should they part company with the Saints anytime soon.

Nathan Redmond

A prodigious talent, the Norwich City attacker could well be a perfect replacement for Mane, with the England Under-21 international possessing pace in abundance plus a very credible scoring threat.

He would also be a great source of goals for Southampton’s strikers with the player more than capable of picking out crosses and balls into the box.

Granit Xhaka

The Swiss defensive midfielder is apparently seeking a move away from Borussia Monchengladbach and he would do far worse than make a move to Southampton where he would forge a fantastic on-field relationship with Dutch midfield maestro Jordy Clasie.