With the January transfer window just seven weeks away from opening, talk as to who Southampton can bring in is beginning to pick up amongst supporters, yet a player currently out on-loan has caught the eyes of fans.
Has earned rave reviews and basically excelled everywhere we have sent him, could provide much needed competition for Romeu/Hojbjerg in CM and is versatile enough to provide cover at full-back Are we missing a trick? #saintsfc pic.twitter.com/9xjKuCABZb
— NI Saints (@NI_Saints) November 13, 2019
Harrison Reed has been an essential part of Scott Parker’s Fulham side since joining the Cottagers on-loan for the season as stats from Transfermarkt show, and Twitter user NI Saints has proposed the idea that the 24-year-old midfielder could be a good addition to Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team.
And other Southampton fans on social media agreed, with supporters believing that the midfielder, who once trained with the England first-team as per the FA’s official website, could slot in the Saints XI and replace James Ward-Prowse or Oriol Romeu in the first-team.
Here’s what Southampton fans had to say about the prospect of Reed returning from his loan spell at Fulham, with plenty of supporters eager to see the 24-year-old back in the Saints XI…
Couldn’t believe we loaned him out again! It’s a joke. He’s such a good player. 3 years ago he was invited to train with the England first team. You don’t get those invites unless you are very good. We’ve wasted him. He’d at least provide some competition for our 3 midfielders
— Mart (@MartFergie) November 13, 2019
Defo need back in the squad. Loves Saints too.
— The Saintly Truth (@thesaintlytruth) November 13, 2019
Yes.. Silly to farm him out again….
— johnny hayter (@bagpuss1961) November 13, 2019
Yes
— Tanmay (@foreversaint__) November 13, 2019
Saints fans were keen for Reed to return, with some supporters believing that the midfielder would be better on the club’s current options…
I’d rather have Reed and Slattery than Romeu and JWP. They are strolling through games because they know there’s no one taking their shirts
— Terry (@Bennett2Terry) November 13, 2019
Would have him back and playing tomorrow
— Julian Hood (@harvey_hood) November 13, 2019
In retrospect sending him out on loan again has further limited our CM/DCM options
— Ian Lawler (@subseasaint) November 13, 2019
never really been given a fair chance, same with Hesketh tbf
— jem (@ftblJem) November 13, 2019
Reed has been out on-loan for the past three seasons.
