Southampton loanee Maya Yoshida says it is ‘too early’ to gauge whether he will stay at Sampdoria as he first wants to keep them in Serie A.

Yoshida moved to Samp on loan in January and played just once before the coronavirus pandemic brought the season to a halt.

“I had only a few hours to decide. I talked to Manolo [Gabbiadini] and, after signing, Gaston [Ramirez],” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

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N’Diaye Papa Waigo accidentally insulted Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli to the wrong person and only accepted Southampton because of two lies, reveals his agent.

The Senegal international is now 36 years old and playing in the UAE, but spent his early career in Italy with Verona, Cesena, Genoa, Lecce, Ascoli, Grosseto and Fiorentina.

“During the 2009-10 season, I received a phone call from Fiorentina team manager Roberto Ripa,” agent Costantino Nicoletti told Tuttomercatoweb.

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Southampton and Benfica have reportedly been tracking Sassuolo-owned striker Gianluca Scamacca, who is currently on loan at Ascoli.

The Italy Under-21 international is already surprisingly experienced, with time spent at Lazio, Roma and PSV Eindhoven youth academies.

Sassuolo snapped him up in January 2017 and he has since gone out on loan to Cremonese, PEC Zwolle and Ascoli.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, Benfica had already been linked with Scamacca in January, but now Southampton are keeping up to date with his progress too.

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New Sampdoria defender Maya Yoshida was won over by his first game at the Stadio Ferraris, also known as Marassi, but “Serie A strikers dive too much.”

The Japan international made the transfer from Southampton in January and was on the bench for the 3-1 win away to Torino and Sunday’s 5-1 home defeat to Fiorentina.

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Southampton outcast Wesley Hoedt says he regrets leaving Lazio for the Saints, describing the move as a ‘mistake’.

Hoedt spent two seasons with Lazio, playing 61 times and winning the Supercoppa, before joining Southampton in 2017 as a replacement for Virgil van Dijk.

However, the €17m transfer has not worked out and he is currently on loan at Belgian side Antwerp.

“[Ralph Hasenhuttl] told me he wanted to give me a second chance, but I never got one, to begin with,” the Netherlands defender told Sport/Foot Magazine.

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Lecce’s search for an experienced No 9 has reportedly taken them to Jackson Martinez and Guido Carrillo.

Lecce failed to bring in Burak Yilmaz, Kostas Mitroglou or Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, and Gianluca Di Marzio’s website writes they are now looking at the South American duo.

Martinez was once considered hot property in Europe after his haul of 94 goals in three seasons with Porto.

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Andre Silva’s move to Monaco broke down, so Milan start talks with Wolves, Marseille and Southampton.

The Portugal international was all set for his €30m move to Monaco, but issues were flagged up during a medical and the Ligue 1 side tried to renegotiate the terms, much to Milan’s irritation.

He returned to Italy for training and the Rossoneri are eager to get him off their books so they can raise funds for Angel Correa.

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Bartlomiej Dragowski will snub offers from Southampton and Bournemouth if he gets an improved salary at Fiorentina.

The goalkeeper’s star is on the rise after an impressive six-month spell on loan at Empoli.

He returned to base and was promoted to first choice, but also tempted by big money offers from the Premier League.

According to Fiorentinanews.com, the club is close to resolving the situation by improving his wages and extending the contract.

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Bartlomiej Dragowski is reportedly pushing for a Premier League move to Southampton or Bournemouth, so Fiorentina look to Mattia Perin.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, the Polish goalkeeper is increasingly irritated at the lack of progress in contract renewal talks following an impressive six-month loan spell at Empoli.

He is pushing for a more lucrative Premier League switch, as Southampton and Bournemouth are both prepared to pay around €15m, including bonuses.

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Gazzetta dello Sport claims Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers are both interested in signing Milan striker Andre Silva.

According to Gazzetta journalist Nicolo Schira, the Premier League sides have offered loans with options to buy next summer.

However, Schira suggests Milan would prefer to shift Silva permanently – for a fee of €25m.

Milan paid Porto €38m to sign the Portuguese in 2017, but he scored just two Serie A goals in his first season.

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