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Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Age: 28 | English
Preferred to Fraser
Forster in goal of late.
Joined Southampton in
June 2016 from Crystal
Palace. Began his career
with Reading where
he went on to make 75
senior appearances as
well as taking in a host
of loan spells. Moved to
then-Premier League
Queens Park Rangers
in 2014, heading across
London to Selhurst Park
the following season.
Capped once for England
at Under-21 level.
Previous Clubs:
Reading, Woking (loan), Cambridge
(loan), Team Bath (loan), Aldershot
(loan), Yeovil (loan), Brentford (loan),
Leeds (loan), Ipswich (loan), QPR,
Crystal Palace
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RYAN
BERTRAND
Age: 28 | English
A graduate of the
Chelsea academy, his
first start came in a
League Cup tie with
Fulham in 2011. Went
on to play 57 times for
the Blues, making his
European debut in the
Champions League Final
in May 2012, as well
as heading out on loan
to six separate clubs.
The last of those was
Southampton in July
2014 and he made the
move permanent the
following February.
Previous Clubs:
Chelsea, AFC Bournemouth (loan),
Oldham Athletic (loan), Norwich
City (loan), Reading (loan),
Nottingham Forest (loan), Aston
Villa (loan), Southampton (loan)
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CHARLIE
AUSTIN
Age: 28 | English
Scored goals for fun
in non-League before
moving to Swindon
Town in 2009. Hit 37
goals in 65 games for
the Robins, heading to
Burnley in 2011. Signed
for Queens Park Rangers
in 2013 and was part of
the side which spent the
2014/15 season in the
Premier League. After
Rangers’ relegation,
he returned to the top
flight with a move to
Southampton in
January 2016.
Previous Clubs:
Kintbury Rangers,
Hungerford Town, Thatcham
Town, Poole Town, Swindon
Town, Burnley, Queens Park
Rangers
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ORIOL
ROMEU
Age: 26 | Spanish
A £5m capture from
Chelsea in August
2015 having joined
the Blues four years
earlier. Injury restricted
his early chances at
Stamford Bridge and
he subsequently spent
time on loan in both
Spain with Valencia
and Germany with VfB
Stuttgart. Began his
career with Barcelona,
moving to Chelsea in
2011 for £5m. Made his
full debut in a League
Cup tie with Fulham.
Previous Club:
Barcelona, Chelsea, Valencia
(loan), VfB Stuttgart (loan)
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KEY
QUARTET
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ALEX
MCCARTHY
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