Despite Southampton’s attempts to get everyone to concentrate on the team- not transfers- the rumors continue to pile up. According to Kicker in Germany, Southampton are in a race with West Ham to sign Julian Korb from Borussia Monchengladbach.
Korb, a 24 year old defender, is quite versatile and has been a key member of the Monchengladbach side this term. With both West Ham and the Saints needing defensive reinforcements, this move would make sense.
The Saints are in particular need right now as they could be losing multiple defenders in this window if rumors are to be believed. They are also nursing injuries to Ryan Bertrand and Virgil van Dijk at the moment, and they are really bottoming out at the moment with their performances.
A little German efficiency may be the way to go here, but it looks an unlikely deal at the moment as Monchengladbach are just barely above the relegation zone in their league currently.
