Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says Sam McQueen is still training with them.
The 26-year-old, who came through the academy at Saints, has not played a competitive fixture since October 2018, during a loan spell at Middlesbrough, where he suffered a serious knee problem.
McQueen has been handed a new short-term deal which allows him to continue training at the club. He was even listed in the club's Premier League squad list for the first half of the season.
Asked what the latest is regarding McQueen's fitness and contract situation with the club, Hasenhuttl told the Daily Echo: "At the moment he is still with us.
"We will have a look.
"He gets the chance to work on his fitness. If he ever plays again for us, we don't know it now.
"I will hope it and wish him all the best that it comes back to a situation where he was one time, but nobody knows."
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