Southampton midfielder hands in transfer request

Football Express News understands that Morgan Schneiderlin has handed in a transfer request at Southampton.

The French midfielder has been heavily linked with a summer exit from the Premier League club and wanted to follow the likes of Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren out of St. Marys.

But, chairman Ralph Krueger has recently confirmed that he is unwilling to allow Schneiderlin or attacker Jay Rodriguez to leave.

Tottenham Hotspur have been strongly linked with the French international, with former Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino keen to sign his former player.

And, this latest twist in the transfer tale may now give Krueger not choice but to sell the former Strasbourg star.

Jay Rodriguez has also been linked with a move to Spurs, but no news on his future or desire has been made in recent days.

Meanwhile, new Saints boss Ronald Koeman is looking to splash some of the cash he has retrieved by selling the aforementioned stars.


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