Liverpool set to harvest Saints for star man

Jurgen Klopp, a fearsome pirate to fans on the South Coast, currently boasts five ex-Saints players in his squad and has got his eyes set on another. 

In what has been a substandard season for Southampton, a certain Gabonese midfielder has shown flashes of brilliance.

Mario Lemina signed for the Saints from Juventus last summer and has become one of the first names on Mauricio Pellegrino's team sheet. 

At just 24-years-old, Lemina has an experienced style of play and is becoming known for his masterful dribbling in the centre of the park. 

 

February 19, 2018

According to French newspaper 'L'Equipe', Klopp is hoping to bring Lemina to Anfield to partner the incoming Naby Keita who is scheduled to join from RB Leipzig in the summer. 

This news will no doubt unnerve Southampton fans who already find themselves in an anxious situation with their side bobbing precariously around the drop zone. 

Lemina's contract at St. Mary's doesn't run out until 2022, but that won't deter Klopp who gladly plucked Virgil Van Dijk from the Saints squad not long after the Dutchman signed a new deal.