‘We need every player’ – Hasenhuttl happy with Saints’ ‘balanced squad’

Ralph Hasenhuttl has insisted that he is happy with Southampton’s squad depth heading into the remainder of the 2021/22 campaign.

Southampton did not lose anyone during the January transfer window. In the summer, Danny Ings and Jannik Vestergaard left to join Aston Villa and Leicester respectively.

Mohammed Salisu was linked with a move to Newcastle but he ended up staying with the Saints.

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Hasenhuttl would not be drawn on specifics but is glad everyone remains on board as Southampton prepare for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Coventry and then successive Premier League away games at Tottenham and Manchester United.

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“At the moment we have a very good balanced squad, with nobody leaving in the winter or wanting to leave,” Hasenhuttl said.

“I think it is a strange situation. Everybody feels needed here and gets the chance to play.

“For us it is important we handle the situation and have a bigger squad this season and because we had this bigger squad, then we don’t have to do anything in the winter (window) now.”

The Saints boss added: “No player wanted to leave this club in the winter (window), and if (they did), we would definitely have said no to everything because we