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Sam Hammond

Sam Hammond

Sports Journalist · 15 articles

Expert’s View: Southampton sign Wesley Hoedt
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Expert’s View: Southampton sign Wesley Hoedt

Southampton confirmed the arrival of Lazio defender Wesley Hoedt today, in a deal claimed to be worth around £15m. Twitter: Introducing #SaintsFC’s new number : @wesleyhoedt! #SaintWesley https://t.co/HB9eAPzGrl (@SouthamptonFC) Hoedt, who signs a five-year contract with the club, is lined up as a partner for Virgil van Dijk and not a replacement. The Dutchman, though […]

Redknapp confirms Gallagher interest
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Redknapp confirms Gallagher interest

Birmingham City boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed his interest in Southampton striker Sam Gallagher ahead of a proposed loan move. Redknapp signed Arsenal defenders Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall today, both arriving on season-long loans, and could be set to add another loanee to his ever growing squad. As quoted by the Birmingham Mail, Redknapp […]

Opposition Factfile – Saint-Étienne
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Opposition Factfile – Saint-Étienne

Saints continue their pre-season campaign with a visit to French outfit AS Saint–Étienne on Saturday. The third of Southampton’s friendlies, after St Gallen and Brentford, will take place at the state of the art Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, home to Les Verts. ASSE were established in 1919 and are arguably the most successful team in France’s domestic […]

Who should Southampton loan out this summer?
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Who should Southampton loan out this summer?

The summer transfer window is upon us and that means one thing – players coming and going. Saints have become renowned for selling players each window but in this slideshow, I take a look at some we should loan out. Over the course of the 2016/17 season, the club loaned out three players – Paolo […]

Les Reed describes Bednarek’s role at Southampton
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Les Reed describes Bednarek’s role at Southampton

Southampton have officially confirmed the signing of Jan Bednarek from Polish side Lech Poznan. As per usual, Saints vice-chairman Les Reed spoke to the club’s official website about his recent signing, and explained his role at the club in the near future. “Jan is an extremely promising young player who possesses significant potential. We are […]

Twitter Reacts – Southampton sign Jan Bednarek
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Twitter Reacts – Southampton sign Jan Bednarek

Southampton finally confirmed the arrival of Polish U21 defender Jan Bednarek today. The Lech Poznan man joins Saints for a reported fee of around €6million, plus add-ons. Saints’ ever-present fanbase welcomed the centre-back on Twitter, and we’ve had a look at some of the best comments made on social media today. Twitter: Jan Bednarek could […]

Twitter Reacts – Saints appoint Pellegrino
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Twitter Reacts – Saints appoint Pellegrino

After what felt like weeks of speculation over the club’s new manager, Southampton have officially appointed Mauricio Pellegrino. The Argentine has signed a three-year contract with Saints and will succeed Claude Puel – who was sacked by the club just over a week ago. As usual, the ever-present Southampton faithful have taken to Twitter to […]

Five players Southampton should look to sign
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Five players Southampton should look to sign

The 2016/17 Premier League season has finished with almost a sigh of relief ringing out amongst Southampton fans – a campaign that has somewhat stagnated Saints’ progress in the top flight and possibly one that can be considered to be of transition. With the first experience of Europa League group stages adding to an already tight schedule, […]

Saints’ interest in Ake reaffirmed
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Saints’ interest in Ake reaffirmed

Southampton have been holding an interest in Nathan Ake for some time now, according to reports, and the Telegraph have now reaffirmed that they are keen to land the Chelsea defender. The 22-year-old spent the majority of last season on loan at fellow south-coast side Bournemouth. Ake made quite the impression at the Vitality Stadium […]

What would Thomas Tuchel change at Southampton?
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What would Thomas Tuchel change at Southampton?

The 2016/17 season has come to a climax, and Southampton look fairly good on paper – but there’s a lot more to look at than what immediately meets the eye. Saints appointed ex-Nice manager Claude Puel back in the July of last year and thoughts among the south coast faithful were mixed; many of whom […]

Gabbiadini gets Italian call-up
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Gabbiadini gets Italian call-up

Manolo Gabbiadini has been called up to the Italian national squad ahead of their summer fixtures against Uruguay and Lichtenstein. Twitter: | #Ventura has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming fixtures with #Uruguay and #Liechtenstein. … https://t.co/PkdLW40oId (@azzurri) The Saints striker is named alongside Ciro Immobile, Andrea Belotti and Èder as the attacking options. […]

How can Charlie Austin be utilised at Southampton?
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How can Charlie Austin be utilised at Southampton?

Since the arrival of 27-year-old striker Charlie Austin for around £4 million in mid-January earlier on this year, the Southampton faithful have been looking for and expecting a quick start. His debut couldn’t have been better; a dominant header to seal a 1-0 win at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the closing stages of […]

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