Some Southampton fans have made it very clear that they don’t see a future for central defender Wesley Hoedt at the club and would be willing to see him leave soon.
Hoedt is currently on loan at Belgian club Royal Antwerp and was loaned out to La Liga club Celta Vigo for one half of the campaign. The Dutchman has recently made comments to Belgian outlet Nieuwsblad about he doesn’t see a future for himself on the South Coast and that the ‘chapter is now closed’ for him.
Southampton fans: Should Hoedt leave?
He is useless, he can go
He can do a job at the back
A Saints Twitter handle called SaintsfcViews put out a post with these comments and Southampton fans are making it clear that they want the former Lazio man out soon.
Wesley Hodet on Hasenhuttl cont:
“The Southampton chapter is as good as closed to me. That trainer is still there. Even after they were knocked 9-0 by Leicester, he was allowed to stay, so yes…”#Saintsfc pic.twitter.com/o0IwS6g2ih
— SaintsNews&Views (@SaintsfcViews) January 8, 2020
Another one that’s got the ‘Charlie Austin’ book of media sound bites. I’m personally delighted his Southamptin chapter is closed.
— Luke Jourdain (@gyratingbadger) January 8, 2020
It’s a shame that no team in the “bigger league” has seen your potential, because otherwise you would have been sold several times by the Saints already! Lazio did a master-class transfer deal by selling you for 18m.
— Jarkko Hårdh (@HardhJarkko) January 9, 2020
Ciao!
— Mark Perez (@bookMark280712) January 9, 2020
Totally closed!!- yep, you finally understand!!!
— Rob (@robstickells) January 8, 2020
Just imagine what the score would have been if that footballing liability had been at the centre of our defense
— Ian Lawler (@subseasaint) January 8, 2020
Bye then pic.twitter.com/PnTF2wyNvD
— Nathaniel Harmer (@nattyharmer) January 8, 2020
Hoedt’s ongoing loan spell at Antwerp has been going well for the Dutchman. He has been a regular for the club in the centre of the defence. He has made a total of 19 appearances in all competitions for the club, playing consistently at centre-back.
For the Saints last season, he had made 13 appearances in the Premier League. But after leaving for Celta, he made ten appearances for the Spanish side in the La Liga and then came back to the club in the summer.
Hoedt had joined the Saints from Italian giants Lazio in the summer of 2017 for a fee of £15million. He had made 61 appearances in all competitions for the Biancocelesti during his time there, scoring four times and assisting once.
What do we think?
Southampton will get a good fee out of Hoedt since he is still 25 and selling him permanently this month will make sense since his deal at the Saints still has until 2022 to run. They can use that money to reinvest on some other players.