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Yoshida won’t sign new deal at Southampton

Maya Yoshida is out of contract at Southampton next summer and looks unlikely to be handed a new deal after falling out of favour under Ralph Hasenhüttl. The 31-year-old finds himself behind Jannik Vestergaard, Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens in the pecking order, so it’s hard to see him being retained past 2020.

Yoshida joined Southampton from VVV-Venlo in 2012 and has gone on to make 194 appearances in all competitions, scoring and creating 13 goals. The Japanese international has played in 11 games this season, but he’s racked up only 94 minutes of football since October.