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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)

THE

KEY

QUARTET

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ALEX

MCCARTHY

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