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title: "Southampton: Saints interested in Gavin Bazunu"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-saints-interested-in-gavin-bazunu/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-05-06T11:35:40Z"
modified: "2022-05-06T11:35:40Z"
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# Southampton: Saints interested in Gavin Bazunu

**[Southampton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-news/) are interested in signing Manchester City goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, according to a report from [talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/1102009/transfer-notebook-jordan-pickford-west-ham-southampton-man-city/).**

### The lowdown: Rising stock

The 20-year-old stopper has spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan at south coast rivals Portsmouth in order to gain more senior exposure.

During that time, Bazunu earned plenty of plaudits for his penalty saving exploits after [denying a Cristiano Ronaldo spot-kick](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bazunu-ronaldo-penalty-man-city-21763923) against Portugal for the Republic of Ireland.

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Having already become an overnight sensation, a move could be on the horizon for the talented ‘keeper…

### The latest: Saints’ keen

As per [talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/1102009/transfer-notebook-jordan-pickford-west-ham-southampton-man-city/), Southampton are ‘looking to bolster’ the goalkeeping department with the capture of Bazunu.

It’s claimed that Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is ‘interested’ in the [seven-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gavin-bazunu/nationalmannschaft/spieler/585550/verein_id/3509) starlet, who was recently hailed as a [‘class act’](https://punditarena.com/uncategorized/hugh-farrell/gavin-bazunu/) by Fratton Park manager Danny Cowley following a 2-0 victory over Morecambe.

Furthermore, Bazunu is said to have ‘no chance’ of usurping Ederson as City’s number one, whilst Fraser Forster, Alex McCarthy, Willy Caballero and Alex Lewis are all out of contract at the end of the season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-southampton/kader/verein/180)).

### The verdict: Smart move

Albeit untested at the Premier League level, the Dublin-born goalkeeper is a player enjoying an upwards career trajectory and Hasenhuttl desperately needs to freshen up the St Mary’s goalkeeping ranks.

So far this season Bazunu has kept 16 clean sheets, and made 3.0 saves per game whilst earning an impressive 6.99 average [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/bazunu-gavin/936719) rating from 44 League One outings.

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Whilst the report makes no mention of a fee, valued at just [£540,000](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gavin-bazunu/marktwertverlauf/spieler/585550), signing Bazunu would likely be a relatively inexpensive move for the new-look Southampton hierarchy.

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