Ralph Hasenhuttl has given fans a reason to smile since taking over at St Mary’s but things haven’t exactly gone perfectly in recent times, as Liverpool got the job done in the end last time out.  

The Saints are still at risk of slipping into the relegation zone but they can take a giant leap towards survival by getting the better of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League tomorrow.

One of the rare shining lights for the Saints this season has been Nathan Redmond as his six goals and five assists have been priceless, with his newly-found role in behind the striker getting the very best out of him.

Southampton supporters may be wondering what kind of fee the attacker would attract if he was to be sold in the summer transfer window. According to CIES (via Daily Mail), Redmond is valued at £32 million.

Redmond is enjoying arguably one of the best seasons in his football career but £32 million seems like way too much with plenty of better players out there. His value should be around £25 million at the most as he’s not exactly been prolific in the current campaign, so it remains to be seen as to how he’s worth so much.

Wilfried Zaha is valued at £33 million and he’s produced two more goals and three more assists, so it looks as if CIES have been rather generous with their valuation.

Southampton won’t mind if they can attract that sort of fee for him at some point in the future as they’d make a huge profit after signing him for just £12.25 million (as per Transfermarkt).

Southampton fans, how much do you think Nathan Redmond is worth? Join the discussion by commenting down below! 

[ad_pod ]According to The Sun on Sunday (05/05: page 59), West Brom are showing an interest in Swansea manager Graham Potter as the club steps up its efforts to bring in a permanent boss next season.

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Potter has been earning plaudits ever since he was with Swedish side Ostersunds. The job he did with them was exceptional, taking the club from the fourth division all the way to the Allsvenskan, the top tier of football in Sweden.

Not only that, but he also achieved victory in the Swedish Cup and took them to the Europa League, defeating Arsenal along the way.

His previous record is phenomenal, and he could now be set for the biggest move of his career if The Sun are to be believed.

Their report in Sunday’s print version of the newspaper claims that West Brom are showing an interest in the 43-year-old. However, it could take as much as £2m to prise him away from Swansea with the Welsh club laying down a marker for any team who wants to bring him in over the summer.

Albion aren’t the only ones who could make a move, though, with Celtic also monitoring the Solihull born man.

Perfect long term appointment

West Brom have lacked stability in recent years. They’ve gone through a flurry of managers without really finding someone capable of keeping them in the Premier League.

Though, with the Baggies on the verge of possibly being promoted back to the top-flight at the first time of asking, Potter would represent the perfect appointment if the board don’t choose to stick with James Shan.

He was given the reins until the end of the season but it isn’t clear what the plan of action is beyond that.

However, by appointing Potter, West Brom fans would finally have reason to praise their heavily criticised Chief Executive, Mark Jenkins, who was the topic of much debate on Twitter last month.

Jenkins could go some way to making up for past mistakes by striking gold with the potential appointment of Potter. The former West Brom player already knows the club and the way he built a legacy in Sweden should be hugely encouraging for the Hawthorns faithful.

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He stayed with Ostersunds for eight years which is somewhat of a rarity in football nowadays. With that in mind, he could be the man to really ensure Albion flourish in the years to come with a long-term vision in place.

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Axel Tuanzebe may only have just returned from injury but he has already made an impression, with fans of Aston Villa taking to a song that’s been created for the player to the tune of S Club 7’s Don’t Stop Movin’.

The song came to prominence after the club beat Rotherham in midweek as the Manchester United loanee stood out in defence.

It’s something that has provoked an amusing reaction from supporters on Twitter, with one fan saying they needed to stop singing the song to their dog.

Another individual took to social media to say 48 hours later they were still dancing to it.

Tuanzebe is currently in his second loan spell with the club after initially arriving in January 2018. He then rejoined the club last summer.

His time at Villa Park has been hampered by injury and before returning against Sheffield Wednesday on 6th April hadn’t featured since December.

In total, the versatile defender has featured 21 times in the league for Dean Smith’s men.

He could also be set for a third spell with the club next term after it was revealed United may be willing to let him develop elsewhere again in a report last month.

Here’s what Villa fans have been saying about the player’s special song.

فاز فريق ليستر سيتي على ضيفه ولفرهامبتون واندرز، بهدف نظيف، في المباراة التي جمعت بين الفريقين، مساء الأحد، على ملعب “كينج باور ستاديوم”، ضمن لقاءات الجولة الثامنة من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز. شاهد هدف انتصار ليستر سيتي على ولفرهامبتون

هدف المباراة الوحيد جاء في الدقيقة 15 من علامة الجزاء، عبر الإنجليزي، جيمي فاردي.

وأهدر فادري، ركلة جزاء أخرى، في الدقيقة 39، حيث نجح البرتغالي روي باتريسو في التصدي للركلة.

هذا الانتصار رفع رصيد ليستر سيتي، للنقطة 18، ليتصدر فريق الثعالب البريميرليج “مؤقتًا”، لحين انتهاء باقي مُباريات الجولة فيما توقف رصيد ولفرهامبتون عند 13 نقطة بالمركز الثامن في سلم الترتيب.

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Leeds fans are hoping that Marcelo Bielsa doesn’t make wholesale changes for Friday’s crucial fixture against Wigan Athletic.

The main thing that Leeds United fans don’t want to see is Kemar Roofe and Patrick Bamford starting together.

One fan on Twitter argued that Leeds should change to a two-striker formation to utilise both Bamford and Roofe but his suggestion was quickly shot down as supporters are happy with how the team has been lining up in recent weeks.

Bielsa’s side have been getting the results they need as of late and their surge of form has seen them move three points clear of Sheffield United in the race for promotion.

Certain sections of the fanbase took issue with the fact that Roofe’s addition to the starting 11 would see Tyler Roberts miss out. Roberts has been one of Leeds’ top performers in recent weeks and many believe he has to play.

Here’s what Leeds fans have been saying on Twitter…

Signing players off the back of a successful World Cup has become an all-too-common theme in football, and Liverpool’s capture of Ukrainian flop Andriy Voronin is a testament to that.

Whether Rafael Benitez was feeling a bit lazy and fancied doing his all-important scouting from the comfort of his armchair or Liverpool were genuinely long-term admirers of the former Bayer Leverkusen man (which carries a little more credence owing to the fact they met in the Champions League in 2005), we don’t know. However, what we are a little surer of is that Voronin was an absolute disaster following his free transfer from Germany in February 2007.

Now, that may sound a little harsh, but come on. People paid good money to watch him play, and he barely did anything. Even a desperately overweight, by-line sniffing 31-year-old Robbie Fowler was much better value, and he was way past his best.

Funnily enough, when Voronin finally did get his chance to shine he actually looked a fairly decent player – which has us wondering, what on earth went wrong? He scored a vital goal in the Champions League qualifiers in Toulouse, and league goals against Sunderland and Derby soon followed. Although this “achievement” should be taken with a pinch of salt for obvious reasons.

The pony-tailed crusader continued his “form” before hitting an injury snag at the beginning of 2008. Happy new year to you, Andriy. Although he made his return at the end of the season and reminded fans that he still existed (we had forgotten ourselves) netting against Blackburn and Tottenham, six goals in 28 league appearances is a pretty poor return.

Rafa Benitez, probably aware that Voronin was making a mockery of his judgement (and scouting techniques *cough* television *cough*), sent the forward on loan to Hertha Berlin for the entirety of the 2000/09 season before allowing him to warm the bench the following year for half a season prior to his exit in January in 2010.

Some say the Ukrainian was reincarnated in the form of Andy Carroll a few years later, and we are inclined to believe that given just how awful the pair of them were. Then again, even the Englishman looked better than our man Voronin.

Liverpool fans, Andriy Voronin…thoughts? Was he the worst signing Rafa Benitez made? Let us know in the comments below…

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According to The Daily Mail, Garry Monk has become the leading candidate for the West Brom job next season with James Shan only set to be in charge until the end of the current campaign.

What’s the word?

Although the managerial debacle that faced West Brom has been put to bed for the time being, it won’t be long before it becomes the centre of everyone’s attention at the Hawthorns again.

In March, Darren Moore was dismissed from his position, before the club then failed to land two targets in Slavisa Jokanovic and Alex Neil.

It didn’t ever seem like the Baggies board had a proper plan in place, and as such, caretaker boss Shan was given the reins.

However, he’s done an impressive job so far, negotiating choppy waters to steady the ship, winning six out of his nine games in charge.

But Birmingham manager Monk could be about to make a controversial switch from their Midlands rivals, per The Daily Mail. He has been revealed as the leading candidate to take over permanently, regardless of whether Albion achieve promotion.

Not a long term answer

West Brom need managerial stability. In recent years they’ve had plenty of short term appointments, which never seem to end well.

Monk is a fantastic manager at Championship level but the 40-year-old doesn’t stick around for too long. He’s never been at a club for longer than a season, departing Swansea, Middlesbrough and Leeds in pretty quick time.

As a result, there’s no guarantee he stay for the long haul at Albion, particularly if they went up and were to fail in the Premier League.

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If West Brom achieve promotion then they’ll likely need someone who’s previously done well in the top-flight. Meanwhile, if they fail to go up, then Monk would only represent a short term fix.

Shan has offered stability in his short term in charge of the club so far and there isn’t too much to suggest that Monk would do a better job.

Although he was able to resolve Birmingham’s problems before a points deduction, his potential appointment would show a distinct lack of ambition from the hierarchy at the Hawthorns. They must look elsewhere.

[ad_pod ]Ayoze Perez stole the headlines for the Toon on Saturday with his first hat-trick for the Magpies and what a well taken one it was too but Perez was not the only Newcastle player to impress.Paul Dummet was excellent at the back, particularly after Southampton pulled one back to make things nervy before Perez wrapped up his treble to seal the win.The Welsh international was superb with a number of key blocks, tackles and clearances throughout as Newcastle sealed their Premier League status for another season.

Dummett’s return from injury in recent weeks has become even more important because of the loss of Florian Lejeune to injury, as he has slotted in next to Fabian Schar and Jamaal Lascelles seamlessly.

And the unsung hero may finally get the recognition he deserves as Alan Shearer named him in his Team of the Week, which has delighted Toon fans on Twitter.

One Newcastle fan called the 27-year-old the “Kenton Maldini” and another said “Great to see our Paul Dummett getting the nod, alongside Perez.”

Take a look at some of the best fan reactions down below…

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Bright Enobakhare has had a thoroughly successful loan spell with League One side Coventry in the second half of the campaign.

His performances have been excellent for the Sky Blues and, despite only being with the club since January, he was named their young player of the year.

However, while discussing whether he should get another chance at Molineux on Twitter, Wolves supporters were split on the future of the 21-year-old.

One fan said that by keeping him around he could save the club £20m in future investment in the transfer market. Two other supporters meanwhile made comparisons between him and Adama Traore, claiming that Enobakhare had the same dribbling ability but a better final ball.

However, there were less convincing responses too with a further tweet suggesting Niall Ennis was higher up in the pecking order and another commenting that he wasn’t ready yet.

In 18 matches since arriving at the Ricoh, Enobakhare has scored six goals. He was able to play a bit part throughout Wolves’ Championship winning campaign last year, playing in 21 matches.

Here’s the best of the Twitter discussion surrounding the Nigerian’s future:

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Blamed. Criticised. Some fans even want him to be sold after it. David de Gea came in for some torrential criticism after Leroy Sane’s goal settled the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

The German’s strike was right at De Gea, but the Spaniard couldn’t keep it out and instead diverted it into the back of his own net.

After his error inside the Camp Nou against Barcelona, and his ineffectiveness as Everton thrashed the Red Devils by four goals to nil, the finger is being pointed at a man who has set such high standards for himself over the years, that any dip in form is met with shock and surprise.

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However, Sane’s goal was not his fault.

Instead, the blame should lie at the feet of Matteo Darmian.

Why on earth did one of the Premier League’s best wide players have the entirety of Old Trafford to himself from the moment he received the ball to when he put it in the back of the net?

Darmian had already made a mistake before Raheem Sterling released the former Schalke man in on goal. The Italian international was nowhere to be seen, instead hiding behind his centre-back – quite literally – before not even looking interested in closing the shot down.

Sergio Aguero had made a run across goal to free up some space for Sane, but it was a movement that Chris Smalling had covered – the Italian international didn’t need to track the Argentine as well whilst Smalling was doing likewise.

To make matters worse, as I briefly touched on beforehand, when Darmian had realised the error of his ways, he didn’t even make a desperate attempt to block the shot, which is the bare minimum expected from a player who has messed up.

Instead, the former Torino man simply watched Sane draw back his deadly left foot, before rifling a shot towards the target – to be frank, it was pathetic from Darmian, and was deserving of Roy Keane’s scathing assessment following the final whistle.