Saints Make Their First Signing Of The January Window
Southampton have delved into the transfer market, but don’t get too excited at least not just yet as it is a starlet rather than a fully blown star.
The latest man to become a Saint has been revealed by The Daily Echo it is 18 year old midfielder Joe O’Brien Whitmarsh from Cork City.
The youngster is highly rated and has report ably been a target for other clubs in England with Everton having been said to be particularly keen.
He was on trial at Staplewood during December and it seems that Saints like what they saw of the central midfielder who in the season just completed in the Republic broke into the Cork City first team making 23 appearances and scoring 4 goals plus an assist.
So although he will go into our U21 academy squad, he has experience in senior football and could be one for the future a little quicker than we think.
Southampton complete signing of Republic of Ireland starlet
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Just three points away from an Ipswich Town side who are stalling for the first time this season in the Championship, Southampton have a better chance than ever to move into the automatic promotion spots. It could quickly prove to be a vital month for Russell Martin, who will hope to see his side’s excellent form continue to complete what would be a miraculous recovery in the race to go up.
Before they can even think about the top flight, however, the Saints must reportedly turn their attention to keeping hold of a key player this month amid an approach from a Premier League side.
Southampton already suffered some big exits at St Mary’s during the summer transfer window, with James Ward-Prowse and Romeo Lavia completing moves to West Ham United and Chelsea respectively. And they would have been hoping for that to be it for frustrating departures, as the January transfer window swung open, but reports suggest that may not be the case.
