Southampton made a plethora of summer signings but the most notable was by far and away the capture of Aaron Ramsdale. After securing promotion to the Premier League, manager Russell Martin was hit with a major issue he had to solve quickly. This came with first-choice Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu set to be sidelined into 2025 with an Achilles injury. The Saints took some time to get a new name through the door at St Mary’s with backup shot-stopper Alex McCarthy making an error to hand Newcastle United a 1-0 win on the opening weekend of the 2024/25 campaign. Southampton were working ha…
