Kyle Walker-Peters was crucial to Southampton securing promotion from the Championship under Russell Martin last season. When Southampton were relegated from the Premier League in the 2022/23 season few expected Kyle Walker-Peters to remain at the club. Russell Martin would have been as surprised as anyone that a player of such talent was still available to him to him by the end of the 2023 summer transfer window, with Southampton instead selling fellow right-back Tino Livramento to Newcastle United. Rather than sulk, Walker-Peters got his head down and worked hard to help get Southampton back…
