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da gbg bet： According to Miguel Almiron’s agent Daniel Campos (as per ABC Cardinal via the Daily Star), Southampton were reportedly met with failure in their attempts to sign the attacker on a loan deal back in the January window, before they were beaten to the punch by Newcastle who signed him for a club-record fee.
What’s the word, then?
The Paraguay international signed for the Magpies on deadline day, but not before the Saints and even Arsenal had submitted offers to take the 25-year-old on loan.
Almiron has starred in his three appearances for Newcastle so far, with his debut from the bench ending with a draw, whilst his two starts have both ended with three points in the bag for Rafa Benitez’s side – his impact on the team has been immediate and very impressive.
A huge error by Southampton
The repercussions of missing out on Almiron could be huge for the South Coast side. Ralph Hasenhuttl seemed to have somewhat of a nightmare in the January window, as he failed to secure moves for the former Atlanta playmaker as well as Birmingham goal machine Che Adams.
Adams, who has scored 21 goals this term, would have been ideal for the goal-shy Saints, but the club never made a bid higher than the £8m offered towards the end of the window.
Southampton and Mark Hughes wasted a huge £16m on Mohamed Elyounoussi back in the summer, a man who has failed to be involved in a single goal in his 18 appearances this season, money which could have gone some way to securing both Almiron and Adams and make their battle against relegation a lot easier.
Hasenhuttl’s side lack a cutting edge and a creative source right now – Danny Ings is their top scorer with seven goals, but the next highest scorer is midfielder James Ward-Prowse with four.
Southampton sit in 17th place, just two points off the drop zone and with Manchester United and Tottenham up next with relegation a real possibility; they should be kicking themselves that they didn’t do more to secure at least one of Adams or Almiron in January.