A Southampton player was handed a new role by manager Russell Martin during the club’s friendly against Oxford United. Southampton are gearing up for their first season back in the Premier League after winning the 2023/24 play-off final. The Saints have had an active transfer window so far with 11 first-team players joining the club. Russell Martin has been using the 2024 pre-season to begin embedding a number of these players and build his squad’s fitness. Southampton’s pre-season kicked off on Friday, July 19th, with a 7-1 hammering of Eastleigh. Martin guided Southampton to a 3-1 victory ov…
