Russell Martin started the summer transfer window addressing Southampton’s defence before gradually improving the forward areas building up to the season. Southampton signed a total of 14 first-team players this summer as Russell Martin had the unenviable task of building a squad capable of staying in the Premier League. Defenders Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Charlie Taylor, Yukinari Sugawara, Ronnie Edwards and Nathan Wood all signed relatively early in the summer, with Flynn Downes and Lesley Ugochukwu arguably two more defensive additions. The forward areas were addressed eventually, with the arr…
