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title: "Southampton: Saints could still make move for Jack Butland"
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author: "Jordan Rushworth"
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published: "2020-10-14T16:50:49Z"
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# Southampton: Saints could still make move for Jack Butland

**Stoke City goalkeeper [Jack Butland](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/jack-butland-transfer-update-adrian/) has been named as one of the players for whom Southampton [could still make a move](https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-transfer-said-benrahma-brentford-4602674) ahead of the domestic transfer deadline.**

Butland has reportedly been attracting the attention of Premier League champions Liverpool as they search for a potential replacement for Adrian as the club’s backup ‘keeper. However, the Reds are no longer believed to be targeting a move for a new goalkeeper before Friday’s deadline, as per [Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-jack-butland-transfer-news-19085459).

### **Southampton could offer Butland a Championship escape**

Southampton could take advantage of Liverpool not being in the market for a new goalkeeper by moving for Butland. The Saints were linked with a potential move for the Englishman earlier in the summer window, with a potential swap deal involving Angus Gunn moving the other way having been considered, as per [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-southampton-stoke-city-open-talks-over-swap-deal/).

Butland has [lost his place](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-butland/leistungsdaten/spieler/128899) as Stoke’s number one goalkeeper to [Adam Davies](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stoke-city/leistungsdaten/verein/512) and the [nine-cap England international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-butland/nationalmannschaft/spieler/128899/verein_id/3299) may feel the need to move away from the Potters to resurrect his career.

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Meanwhile, Gunn has been left out of Southampton’s squad at the start of the Premier League season and is now [third choice behind Alex McCarthy and Fraser Forster](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-southampton/leistungsdaten/verein/180) after the latter’s return from a loan spell with Celtic. A swap deal between the two clubs could still be on the cards ahead of the deadline, as per [Hampshire Live](https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-transfer-said-benrahma-brentford-4602674).

### **Jack Butland needs a move to resurrect his career**

Southampton already have both McCarthy and Forster as their main options between the sticks, but Butland has shown before that he is a quality keeper when at his best. During the 2017/18 season when Stoke were relegated, he still averaged 4.1 saves per game and recorded six clean sheets (via [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/jack-butland/98448)).

Those figures suggest that Butland still has plenty to offer in the top flight if he were to be given another chance at that level. The 27-year-old would provide another solid keeper for Ralph Hasenhuttl to have at his disposal, while allowing Gunn to exit on loan should help him get some much-needed game-time.

***Saints fans, do you want to see Butland arrive before Friday’s deadline? Let us know your thoughts by commenting below!***