Southampton 'open to offers' for £28.8m trio as 'five or six' could exit St Mary's

Southampton are ‘open to offers’ for Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond and Theo Walcott, who could be among ‘five or six’ summer departures from St Mary’s, according to The Sun journalist Tom Barclay.

Saints suffered an embarrassing 6-0 thumping at the hands of Chelsea last weekend and it appears boss Ralph Hasenhuttl could look to part ways with several of his current squad members as he aims to take the south coast club to the next level.

According to The Athletic, Southampton are looking to cash-in on Djenepo, Redmond and Walcott as they will enter the final 12 months of their respective contracts at the end of the season.

Djenepo has failed to nail down a regular starting berth at St Mary’s, which is emphasised by the fact the £9.9million-rated winger has featured for Mali as many times since the turn of the year – five – as he has made Premier League starts this season.

Redmond may have made 224 appearances since heading to the south coast in a £10million deal close to six years ago, but a tally of eight goal contributions this term has seen him become a peripheral figure since the turn of the year.

The £2.7million-rated Walcott has not made a Premier League start since Boxing Day, with only one minute of top-flight action coming since, highlighting that the £72,000-per-week wide-man does not feature heavily in Hasenhuttl’s plans.

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Barclay understands Djenepo, Walcott and Redmond – who is valued at £16.2million by Transfermarkt – are available to suitors at the end of the campaign.

However, the journalist believes they will not be the only stars to leave St Mary’s during the summer transfer window, meaning chief executive Martin Semmens and owner