Southampton reportedly open to selling Mario Lemina at the right price this summer

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Southampton are open to selling midfielder Mario Lemina this summer for the right price, according to the Daily Echo.

They report that the Saints are not open to a loan deal for the midfielder, but would consider selling him for the right money.

The report says that Southampton have to start offloading players if they want to continue their summer spending and Lemina is being considered as a player who could attract an offer that could help them do that.

Lemina also apparently earns £65,000 every week at St Mary’s, and clearing that money off the wage bill could also prove handy.

Lemina has the energy that Ralph Hasenhuttl is looking for among his midfielders, but also lacks the discipline required.

In short, he’s not a perfect fit but he is a player Hasenhuttl could use. So if big money came in, Southampton would be wise to consider it because it could well finance improvements elsewhere.

Letting him go on loan would make little sense because he doesn’t appear to be disrupting anything around the club right now so the Saints would want very good money in return.

Italy would perhaps be his most likely destination, but with Alex McCarthy, Fraser Forster and Charlie Austin all also up for sale according to Sky Sports, it’s clear that Hasenhuttl needs outgoing to fund his incomings.