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title: "Southampton: Fabrizio Romano drops update on Kyle Walker-Peters’ future"
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published: "2022-11-14T11:45:45Z"
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# Southampton: Fabrizio Romano drops update on Kyle Walker-Peters’ future

**Fabrizio Romano has dropped an update regarding Kyle Walker-Peters’ current situation at [Southampton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-news/) and his future at the club.**

### The Lowdown: Previous interest in Walker-Peters

In August, it was [reported](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11073817/Chelsea-turn-attention-40m-rated-Southampton-defender-Kyle-Walker-Peters.html) that Chelsea had registered their interest in signing the Saints full-back, who has been [praised](https://twitter.com/richardgibsonDM/status/1505979287412920323?s=20&t=xG14SUIUelmLzTKms6DsDg) this year by journalist Richard Gibson for his “outstanding” performances for the south coast club.

However, no move took place and the Englishman is still at St Mary’s, although a [hamstring injury](https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/walker-peters-southampton-world-cup-7753686) has kept him out of action since October.

Romano has now shared an update regarding the right-back’s future at Southampton.

### The Latest: Romano shares Walker-Peters latest

In a recent column for [Caught Offside](https://www.caughtoffside.com/2022/11/13/exclusive-fabrizio-romanos-daily-briefing-arsenal-contact-over-potential-e55m-transfer-chelseas-issues-more/), the journalist and transfer insider discussed the defender’s current standing at St Mary’s amid the aforementioned Chelsea interest.

He said: “Kyle Walker-Peters was one of the right-backs on Chelsea’s list in the summer, alongside Denzel Dumfries. The Southampton defender is a player they have been following for a long time but there are no negotiations or contacts ongoing, as of now. The situation is really quiet as things stand around Walker-Peters.”

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### The Verdict: Good news for Southampton

Now that Romano has said that there’s no current movement around the 25-year-old, this should be a positive update for the Saints and their supporters.

Having completed the full 90 minutes in [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-walker-peters/leistungsdaten/spieler/341051) of his 11 league games this season, this highlights how important the English right-back is for the team.

From a defensive point of view, Walker-Peters has the joint-second highest average of tackles per game ([1.9](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/18/Show/England-Southampton)) in the league this season at Southampton and overall performance rating of 6.69/10 from [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/18/Show/England-Southampton), leaving only four Saints players with higher ratings.

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With that in mind and the fact that Nathan Jones’ side have conceded [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-walker-peters/leistungsdaten/spieler/341051) goals in the four previous league games that the injured right-back has missed, it’s safe to say that the Saints could do with having him back in the team as soon as possible.

In terms of Romano’s update about Walker-Peters’ future, it seems likely that the Southampton fans will not want to see any other clubs linked with a move for the defender in the near future.