Club ‘will ask’ Southampton about their demands for Saints flop – Clearly impressed with him

­Turkish side Trabzonspor ‘will ask’ Southampton about the conditions they would set to sell striker Paul Onuachu, having been impressed with him on loan so far.

That’s according to Bursad Bugun, who say the Super Lig side plan to ‘start contacts’ in the coming weeks to negotiate over the loan player and a permanent move.

They explain that the striker’s future in Turkey remains uncertain at this point as his current loan deal expires at the end of the season and there’s no indication so far about what Southampton intend to do with him.

They were happy to get rid of him in the summer after his disastrous few months at the club following a move in January last year, but the deal does not include a purchase clause.

He’s found his feet in Turkey, though, with six goals and one assist in eight league games so far and 87% of the available minutes played so far.

That tally puts him joint fifth in the top goal scorer charts in the league and only four goals behind the leaders, a tally which has seemingly impressed Trabzonspor.

Thus they ‘will ask’ Southampton what their conditions would be for a permanent transfer next summer, presumably in the hope that their valuations align, and a deal can be done.