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title: "Southampton: Fans raging over Alexandre Jankewitz exit"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-saints-alexandre-jankewitz-ralph-hasenhuttl-premier-league-man-united/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-07-12T17:45:04Z"
modified: "2021-07-12T17:45:04Z"
---

# Southampton: Fans raging over Alexandre Jankewitz exit

**Many Southampton fans are far from happy after it was confirmed by the Saints that Alexandre Jankewitz has left the club to join Young Boys.**

The Saints did not have the best of times of it in the Premier League last term – after a strong start, they ended up dropping to 15th in the table. The low point was easily the 9-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, which actually turned out to be Jankewitz’s first start for the club ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-jankewitz/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/507472/verein/180)). Not that it lasted long – he was sent off in the opening five minutes.

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That turned out to be one of just [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-jankewitz/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/507472) appearances he made for the Saints – it has been confirmed that he has moved to Young Boys in Switzerland ([southamptonfc.com](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-07-12/agreement-alex-jankewitz-southampton-bsc-young-boys)). For many Saints fans, this appears to be a mistake – Jankewitz is just 19 years old, is a regular for the Swiss under-19s and appears to have a big future ahead of him.

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The news was [shared on Twitter by Southampton’s official channel](https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1414509843931549700), and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their thoughts over what one fan called a “ridiculous decision” by the Saints.

### **Let’s see what these fans had to say about Jankewitz leaving**

**“So much pain.”**

Credit: [@\_SFCAdam](https://twitter.com/_SFCAdam/status/1414614677611548676)

**“Horrendous decision, really not sure about this.”**

Credit: [@swhftbl](https://twitter.com/swhftbl/status/1414510220945018883)

**“Ridiculous decision”**

Credit: [@PieterJCL](https://twitter.com/PieterJCL/status/1414514817633865730)

**“Poor decision by the club, have a struggling first team and let the most promising youth players go without giving them a proper chance”**

Credit: [@BenBanter](https://twitter.com/BensBanter/status/1414518823282167809)

**“Gonna regret this”**

Credit: [@IngsIsKing](https://twitter.com/IngsIsKing/status/1414513042566561793)

**“What a wasted opportunity and I’d like to know why one of our most promising talents see their future elsewhere?”**

Credit: [@DTagg64](https://twitter.com/DTagg64/status/1414548220714291200)

***In other news, [Southampton are interested in this Premier League midfielder.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-transfer-rumours/southampton-saints-st-marys-stadium-isaac-hayden-newcastle-romain-perraud/)***