RALPH Hasenhuttl confirms that “there are talks behind the scenes” but Saints have no news on potential contract extensions, despite a number of players approaching the final months on their deals. Asked by the Daily Echo whether fans can expect movement on some of these deals soon,
Ralph Hasenhuttl responded: “We will announce news when there is news to announce, at the moment there is not. We are trying to concentrate on our daily business, this is very important, the rest will come as soon as we think it is necessary but there are talks behind the scenes. This is for sure.”
Hasenhuttl has also enjoyed keeping 40-year-old Caballero around the group and could potentially extend his deal for another year, but it looks likely that Saints will have to invest in a goalkeeper to take them forward. Yet Forster still has an opportunity to make the most of his control of the goalkeeping shirt in the Premier League, which at the beginning of this season looked very much unlikely ever happening again at St Mary’s.
Ralph Hasenhutl said: “Yeah, the message is a very clear one. He has now a chance to show up. I think he does this in a good way. There are still things he can improve, but (I’m) very happy that he makes some steps forward in his game. He has some fantastic strengths, everyone knows, the weakness in his game he must work on this and he does, therefore we are very, very happy with his development and with the games he has played.”
