According to a recent report from The Daily Mirror, Morgan Schneiderlin’s future remains very uncertain heading into the January transfer window. The Frenchman currently plays his football at Premier League outfit Everton and has done so since leaving Manchester United back in January 2017, but a lack of game time under manager Marco Silva this term has called his future at Goodison Park into question.

In fact, Silva is reportedly unconvinced by the 29-year-old’s capabilities in the middle of the park and as such could be willing to let him go, which should be of keen interest to Southampton manager Mark Hughes, who must seek to re-sign the £18 million-rated ace (as per Transfermarkt) in a bid to bring the good times back to St Mary’s.

The Breakdown

Ultimately, it has been a very testing 12 months or so for Southampton supporters, what with their side narrowly avoiding Premier League relegation last season, while things look set to follow a similar trend this time round as well given Hughes’ side are sat in the bottom three after 13 matches.

And with clear problems in various areas of the squad, be it the distinct lack of goals at one end or the inability to keep them out at the other, it looks set to be a long, hard slog of a season for the South Coast outfit.

And while the midfield department isn’t hugely lacking in quality or indeed depth, luring Schneiderlin back to the place where he played his best football between 2008 and 2015 can only be a good thing for the Saints in their quest to return to the good times.

Ultimately, it was on the South Coast in which the 29-year-old made his name in appearing over 250 times for the Saints during a seven-year spell, helping the club make their way up through League One and then the Championship to become an established top-flight side.

And Schneiderlin played as big a part as anyone in their rise and indeed their stabilisation as a Premier League club, with the 29-year-old proving his worth in the top-flight with 95 appearances for the Saints over just three seasons, 69 appearances of which came under the stewardship of Mauricio Pochettino, with the Frenchman proving to be something of a lynchpin under the now-Tottenham chief.

Yet things haven’t worked out for the France international since leaving Southampton given he endured an ill-fated time at Manchester United and only a marginally better time at Everton - thus, a return to where it all began for Schneiderlin may be in his best interests.

And it may be in the best interests of Hughes’ Saints as well given the 29-year-old would add extra strength and industry in the middle of the park, what with the Frenchman hugely adept on the ball in picking a pass and launching attacks, and indeed off it in breaking up play and screening the backline.

And if Southampton are going to stay up this season, they are going to have to re-discover what made them an established top-flight team a matter of years ago in their run to four successive top ten finishes - Schneiderlin was part of that.

And with the Frenchman’s future seemingly away from Goodison Park, Southampton must re-sign the Pochettino lynchpin come January in a bid to bring the good times back to St Mary's.

Southampton fans… what do you think? Let us know!