Some Southampton fans are making it clear that they want to see Mario Lemina leave the club on a permanent basis as soon as possible.
Turkish outlet Fanatik have said while quoting ‘the British press’ that Galatasaray will try to reduce the €16million (£13.4million) asking price of Southampton by holding a meeting with the club soon.
Is Lemina good enough for Southampton?
No, keeping him is pointless
He can be a squad player
A Southampton-related Twitter page called Southampton Page relayed this news and it got many fans talking. They are happy to see the former Juventus midfielder leave the club.
Just get rid of him
— Johnny B (@Wires666) January 29, 2020
Yes clear some wages off as well
— Mike Riglar (@MichaelBigEar) January 29, 2020
Bring him back and sell him elsewhere.
— Nick Read (@Readner) January 29, 2020
8 mil and one of their decent players then
— Conor_SFC (@Conor_SFC) January 29, 2020
Straight swap for Muslera, shift on McCarthy while he’s still in form and sell Forster in the summer to Celtic.
— Scott Winter (@ScottWSFC) January 29, 2020
8m + another player would be interesting.
— Mark Perez (@bookMark280712) January 29, 2020
Southampton had signed Lemina in the summer of 2017 from Italian giants Juve. They had shelled out a fee of £18.1million on him, with the midfielder signing a five-year deal at the club.
Last season, the 26-year-old had made 23 appearances in all competitions for the Saints. He scored one goal, getting one assist. In the Premier League, the Gabon man had played only 21 games in total.
This past summer, he left the club to join Galatasaray on loan until the end of the season. For the club this season, Lemina has made 19 appearances in all competitions. He has one goal to his name.
What do we think?
Southampton had signed Lemina for a fee of £18.1million and they need to make sure that they don’t lose too much money. The key for them should be to get the best deal possible and get as much money as possible.