As revealed by Sky Sports News, Ryan Fraser is currently undergoing a medical at Southampton ahead of a move to St Mary’s.
It’s believed to be a season-long loan move for the 29-year-old, who will spend the 2023/24 campaign in the Championship following a fallout with Eddie Howe.
This will be the ninth outgoing we’ve seen at St James’ Park this summer. Allan Saint-Maximin, Chris Wood and Karl Darlow have all completed permanent exits, while we’ve already seen loans for Jamal Lewis, Yankuba Minteh, Garang Kuol, Harrison Ashby and Kell Watts.
Fraser has been training with our U21s since February and will be a welcome departure for Howe, especially when he takes home around £75,000 per week. Southampton won’t be paying his salary in full, but his exit will free up some room on the club’s wage bill.
Hopefully more fringe men find moves over the final week of the window, with Isaac Hayden and Jeff Hendrick the next two we’ll be hoping to shift.
