Southampton to battle Nottingham Forest, Benfica for 22-year-old Brazilian starlet?

Southampton are reportedly funny successful signing Palmeiras defender Vanderlan during the January transportation window.

The Saints are connected the lookout for New Year reinforcements arsenic they combat for endurance successful the Premier League, a task that was made harder by a Boxing Day decision to West Ham United.

Vanderlan has benefitted from injuries to different members of the Palmeiras backline this season, playing 35 matches crossed each competitions, including 25 top-flight contests.

The 22-year-old played a large portion for the Brazilian giants successful Serie A, with his broadside finishing 2nd down champions Botafogo, who besides lifted the Copa Libertadores.

Since graduating from the highly-regarded academy of Palmeiras successful 2020, Vanderlan has played successful 86 competitory games for the club, scoring once.

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Southampton to taxable Vanderlan bid successful coming days?

According to Brazilian outlet Bolavip, Southampton are targeting a large antiaircraft reinforcement from South America during the January window.

The study claims that the relegation-threatened Saints are earnestly considering a determination for Palmeiras youngster Vanderlan up of the New Year.

It is understood that Ivan Juric's troops could marque an authoritative bid for the left-back 'in the coming days' arsenic the mid-season trading constituent opens.

As good arsenic Premier League strugglers Southampton, top-flight precocious flyers Nottingham Forest and Portuguese giants Benfica person besides been credited with an involvement successful the player.

Palmeiras are supposedly keen to offload Vanderlan during the January transportation window, with the Brazilian Serie A runners-up demanding €9.3m (£7.7m) for the defender's services.

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What does this each mean for Walker-Peters?

With Southampton acceptable to determination swiftly for the signing of a left-back during the opening stages of the window, the aboriginal of Kyle Walker-Peters volition undoubtedly person attention.

The 27-year-old's declaration astatine St Mary's Stadium is acceptable to expire astatine the decision of the term, with Premier League clubs reportedly circling astir the talent.

Nine points down 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers successful the Premier League standings, Southampton look destined for the drop, and it is astir unthinkable that Walker-Peters would slog it retired successful the Championship erstwhile again.

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