The Southampton fans in the Transfer Tavern would all love to see their young winger who can be deployed on both sides, namely Josh Sims, be thrown more of a chance in the senior squad next season. According to talkSAINTS on Twitter, both Nice and Rennes have identified the Saints’ Sofiane Boufal as a transfer target this summer and the fans are more than happy to let him go in order to give Sims a break in the first-team.
Nice and Rennes have reportedly identified winger Sofiane Boufal as a possible summer transfer target.
Who would you replace Boufal with? #Saintsfc #EPL pic.twitter.com/ejIprMsRHk
— talkSAINTS (@talkSAINTS) 13 June 2018
Josh Sims is a name that most Southampton fans will be familiar with, even if the rest of the Premier League may not be. The 21-year-old winger, who came through the club’s academy after swapping Portsmouth’s U18s for Southampton’s U18s in 2012, was promoted to the Saints’ senior squad in January 2017 and has been touted as future first-team star, making six Premier League appearances this season.
The 21-year-old’s has all the talents needed in a Premier League winger. At such a young age he has the raw pace and ability to beat a man that would make any top coach stand up and watch, and under Mark Hughes he’ll be hoping he can make a lasting impression on the division. The fans won’t miss Boufal (valued at £10.8 million by Transfermarkt) too much if he does leave, as the Moroccan international’s nonchalant attitude has seen him fall down the pecking order at the club.
You can read our local Saints’ opinions on Boufal and Sims here:
https://twitter.com/trickysjoyboy/status/1007012665942781954
https://twitter.com/RichProsser/status/1007024877017104385
https://twitter.com/Br0wn1e5/status/1007151467843768320
on Sims, thought he came across really well on the Sky Phenoms: Engalnd programme tonight. Followed him back from injury
— Chris Harris (@Chris_Harri5) June 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/josefwhite5901/status/1007271648934887425
Josh Sims
— Alex Fitzsimons (@AlexFitzsimons) June 14, 2018
Get rid
— Darren Arnold (@ArnoldArnoo76) June 13, 2018
The Saints fans propping our bar up would love to see the youngster, Sims, thrown more of a chance this season whether Boufal stays or not, it’s just up to the youngster to make the most of his chances.
