Hasenhuttl admits Southampton needs to slash squad numbers

Football
24 Jul 2019 • 9:54 PM MYT
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Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl admits he needs to slash squad numbers.

Hasenhuttl wants a squad of 22 players going into their Premier League opener at Burnley on August 10, but the south-coast club currently have 29.

Southampton are trying to offload Charlie Austin and Mario Lemina, who are all free to speak to other clubs, as well as goalkeepers Fraser Forster and Alex McCarthy, having already sold Matt Targett, Sam Gallagher and Jordy Clasie.

I think in the next two weeks the transfer rumours will turn to facts because the clubs are now forced to do something," he said.

We have more time and I am sure we will have one or the other transfers."