Throughout this summer we’ve brought you various updates on the future of Southampton striker Guido Carrillo.
The Argentine spent last season on loan with Leganes and looks extremely likely to leave the club again this summer.
AS provided the last update on his future, stating that Leganes were chasing another loan deal but Southampton were playing hardball and wanted to get rid of him permanently.
They update the story today and say that Carrillo currently finds himself ‘in limbo’ and is waiting for his future to be sorted out.
Their report says he recently returned to Southampton for the start of pre-season but hasn’t travelled with the squad for a training camp in Austria.
Likewise, the club have deleted all mentions of him from their website. He doesn’t appear in the squad list and attempts to find him via a search engine produce nothing.
That shows Southampton’s stance but so far a transfer deal is proving hard to get done. Leganes remain keen on signing him again but it’s not a move that can be resolved quickly.
Carrillo remains ‘a priority’ for the La Liga club and asked for a second loan deal but Southampton are determined to secure a permanent sale. They want to recoup ‘a good part’ of their €20m investment. That’s presumably something Leganes wouldn’t be able to match given they’re chasing a loan deal.
If they can’t get a deal done, AS report he has several other options in La Liga, specifically naming Getafe as another interested party.
Southampton’s asking price is likely to push other potential suitors away as well, though, and until they lower it or consider a loan move for him, Carrillo is likely to remain stuck in limbo for the foreseeable future.
