‘I Hope It Happens’ – Club Boss Wants Southampton Star..
Trabzonspor boss Faith Tekke has admitted that he and the club president Ertugrul Dogan like Southampton forward Paul Onuachu and are hoping to secure him this summer.
The strong striker has been with Saints since the winter of 2023, when he joined Southampton from Belgian outfit Genk; he was prolific in Belgian football.
In the next campaign, though, following Southampton’s relegation to the Championship, Onuachu was loaned out to Turkish side Trabzonspor, where he had an outstanding loan spell.
Multiple Turkish have tried to sign him since, but have not been able to agree on a fee with the English club to make a transfer happen and he saw out the recent season on the south coast.
Southampton are back to the Championship again next term and Tekke has admitted how much the 30-year-old striker is liked by him, Dogan and the fans of the club.
Tekke is aware that there are financial terms that need to be agreed on first, but nonetheless, he wants to see Onuachu wearing a Trabzonspor shirt in the upcoming campaign.
“Regarding Onuachu, he is a player I like, a player Trabzonspor fans like, a player who fits our play style”, Black Sea Storm boss Tekke said via Turkish outlet Fanatik.
Trophy Year won
Russian Premier League 2007
UEFA Cup 2008
UEFA Super Cup 2008
Turkish Cup 2003, 2004
Fatih Tekke’s major honours as a player
“There are economic aspects.
“The president also wants him; I hope it happens.”
Onuachu scored four goals for Saints as a bit-part player in a terrible season for Southampton, where he featured in 28 league games, starting only eleven of them.
The 30-year-old’s contract is up next year, and it remains to be seen what Will Still, the next Saints boss, will decide regarding Onuachu.
Onuachu also has interest from another Turkish side in the shape of Besiktas.
Will Still Appointed As Southampton Manager.
Saints supporters heading for St Mary’s on Sunday wondered whether Will Still would be at the game and secondly whether he would be appointed before or after the game, they found the answer shortly before kick off.
The announcement that Saints have a new first team manager and the phrase used was Manager and not Head Coach, came in the run up to the kick off against Arsenal, although there were few Saints supporters who didn’t think that this would happen by that time.
Southampton Football Club announced their new first team manager with the following statement:
Southampton Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Will Still as its new Men’s First Team Manager.
Still has agreed a three-year contract at St Mary’s, having most recently been in charge of French Ligue 1 club RC Lens.
The 32-year-old has carved out a reputation as one of the brightest young coaching talents in Europe, with his standing having been shaped across his impressive time working in Belgium and France.
He most recently guided Lens to an eighth-place finish in France’s top flight this season, a spell that followed a successful two years in the same league with Reims, where he became the youngest manager in Europe’s top five leagues and also shot to prominence after guiding the team to a record-breaking 19 games unbeaten in the 2022/23 campaign.
Prior to his time in France, Still worked as a coach in Belgium – the country of his birth to English parents – with Lierse and Beerschot.
Group Technical Director Johannes Spors said: “Will is a young, innovative manager who has already gained significant experience throughout his career, and we have been extremely impressed both by his track record and our conversations with him.
“What was very apparent in our discussions was the clarity of his philosophy and the identity he wants his teams to have, but also his willingness and ability to adapt to different situations as they present themselves, which will be an important quality in the Championship next season.
“We were very impressed by his personality and his values, and we feel he will be an excellent fit for the culture we are looking to build at Staplewood.”
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