Southampton are prepared to make an offer to former Leicester City attacker Ahmed Musa after complications emerged over his potential move to struggling West Brom, as reported by the Daily Mail.
The 28-year-old is a free agent having left Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr and is therefore able to move to another club outside of the transfer window. West Brom have been interested in offering a contract at The Hawthorns after he impressed with them in training, and the 87-cap Nigeria international has also had a medical with the Baggies ahead of a potential move.
However, it has now emerged that the Premier League strugglers are struggling to find the funds to complete the transfer. That comes after the Baggies were heavily active in the January transfer window, making five signings including beating Southampton to the signing of Ainsley Maitland-Niles on loan from Arsenal, per Daily Mail.
The Saints, along with Burnley and Brighton, are all interested in making an offer for Musa to either train with them or offer him a contract amid West Brom’s struggles to complete the deal. However, there could be some hope for the Baggies to reignite the move if Kamil Grosicki were to leave the club. [Daily Mail].
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Southampton have endured a very challenging few weeks, with injuries and suspensions badly affecting Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side and they have slumped to five straight Premier League defeats.
Musa is a player who flattered to deceive during his spell in the Premier League with Leicester after making a £16m move to the Foxes back in the summer of 2016. He only registered two goals in 21 league appearances in the 2016/17 season (Sofascore) and was never really trusted, being sent out on loan before leaving for Al-Nasr.
However, the Nigerian has plenty of pace and the ability to cause problems with runs in behind defences. He could be a potentially useful extra option off the bench for Southampton, but it would be something of a surprise if they decided to make this move given that Hasenhuttl usually likes to make signings with more of a long-term vision than a quick fix.
