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TalkSPORT reporter Alex Crook has now made a Southampton transfer claim involving electric Lyon forward Tete ahead of the summer transfer window.

The Lowdown: Saints prepare?

Following the 2021/2022 Premier League season’s conclusion, all eyes will be on how the Saints can back manager Ralph Hasenhuttl after their tame finish.

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The St. Mary’s side won just once in their final 11 top flight matches, perhaps highlighting how much they need to strengthen ahead of next year or suffer the threat of potential relegation.

Hasenhuttl’s side finished just a few points off the drop zone with reports suggesting they are looking to bolster their attacking areas.

The Latest: Crook makes Tete claim…

Speaking to GiveMeSport, talkSPORT’S journalist Crook now claims that Southampton will be in the mix to sign Ligue 1 star Tete this summer when his loan spell there comes to an end.

However, they will face competition from the likes of West Ham and Brentford.

He explained: “Tete is definitely someone they were in for before he went to Lyon and I think it’s transpired that it’s only a loan deal because there were complications on the Shakhtar side of the paperwork due to the war in Ukraine.

“They will be sniffing around again, but so are Brentford and so are West Ham, so there’s some big clubs looking at Tete.”

The senior opener’s good form has coincided with Delhi Capitals’ upward move on the points table

Srinath Sripath28-Apr-2019They made the playoffs thrice in the first five seasons. In the first two of them, they had Shikhar Dhawan in their roster. He was released, as were many others, players who have since gone on to hurt Delhi – then Daredevils, now Capitals – along the IPL journey.
Now, under a new management and very different personnel in the ranks, they returned with smart buys at the auction, giving new leader Shreyas Iyer an opportunity to carve a niche. And Dhawan back where he began. And they have broken a six-year itch.For an idea of the scale of the turnaround, since 2012 – when they were last in the playoffs – they have never finished above sixth place, taking the wooden spoon thrice in six seasons along the wayESPNcricinfo LtdDhawan continues stunning resurgenceDhawan has been a consistent performer in the IPL – six times he has crossed the 400-run mark in a career where he has represented multiple teams, returning to Delhi with Capitals this season after turning out for Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, the now-defunct Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad over the years.Even by those high standards, he’s having arguably his best season as an IPL opener this time: his strike rate of 137 is currently his highest ever.ESPNcricinfo LtdOn Sunday, Dhawan cracked another fifty, his fourth in the last six games, to keep alive the purple patch and recover from a poor start to the season. So well has he gone that Dhawan has surpassed the likes of Chris Gayle and David Warner in this period, topping the Powerplay strike-rates chart at 173 runs per 100 balls.Dhawan’s run has coincided with a run of form that has seen Capitals win five of their last six games, despite opening partner Prithvi Shaw struggling to find his range after an epic debut season in 2018.Late surge makes the difference for CapitalsThe pitches at Feroz Shah Kotla have been tricky ones, some of them have come into a fair bit of criticism too. On Sunday, however, it was a good one to score runs on, at least at the start and, thanks to some poor death-overs bowling, at the end too.Capitals put up the biggest total of the season at the ground, their 187 for 5 marginally higher than the 185 both Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders put up back on April 12. Could it have been more, even 200-plus? Perhaps.At the toss, Capitals captain Iyer opted to bat and explained that he was “assuming it will play well in the first half”. It did, and Shikhar Dhawan and Iyer put together 68 runs for the second wicket, both batsmen going on to score half-centuries.But, after Capitals had reached 102 by the end of the 12th over, they added just 12 runs in the next two. Capitals started the 17th over with just 141 on the board. It took some big hitting from Sherfane Rutherford and Axar Patel to take them to 187, perhaps slightly lower than where they could have been.ESPNcricinfo LtdAnother chart-topper Royal Challengers could have done withoutStill, the finish was spectacular. Rutherford and Colin Ingram in the middle and there were only three overs left. Navdeep Saini had the ball. He went for 10 runs, even if he saw the back of Ingram, and the next three overs were smacked around for 10, 16 and 20 as Rutherford and Axar got stuck into the bowling.Capitals added 56 runs in the final four – death – overs, and the last three had all of the don’t-bowl lengths: full toss outside off – check. Short on leg – check. Full outside off – check. The last ball, an attempted yorker that became a full toss outside off, was dispatched for a one-handed six over backward point by Rutherford.The Powerplay starOff-hand, what would your picks be if we asked you: who are the quickest-scoring batsmen in the Powerplay in IPL 2019?Will Parthiv Patel make your list? Unlikely, but he should.Here, look at the batsmen with the best strike rates in the Powerplay this season…ESPNcricinfo LtdThere are many things Royal Challengers haven’t done right this season – sticking with Parthiv at the top of the order is one they have.

ESPNcricinfo previews Somerset’s prospects for the 2017 season

George Dobell03-Apr-2017Last season:

In: Steven Davies (Surrey), George Bartlett, Ben Green
Out: Chris Rogers (retired), Alex Barrow (released)
Overseas: Dean Elgar (SA)2016 in a nutshell
Mixed. They came tantalisingly close to that much-anticipated first Championship title – they eventually fell four points short of Middlesex after what some viewed as a controversial run-chase in the final match against Yorkshire at Lord’s – and enjoyed a good run to the semi-final stage of the Royal London Cup. But they won fewer games than any other side in the NatWest Blast and saw the progress of some of their highly-talented young players – particularly Jamie Overton who, to be fair, was good before a back problem laid him low, and Tom Abell – stall just a little due to injury and loss of form. That they enjoyed such a successful Championship season was, to a large part, a reflection of the ability of their spinners to exploit helpful Taunton surfaces (four of their six of their wins were at home; they also enjoyed a notable one in Leeds) and some heavy run-scoring from two of the finest batsmen the club has ever produced: Marcus Trescothick and James Hildreth. Peter Trego and Chris Rogers also made 1,000 runs in the Championship season. Most of all, though, it was about Jack Leach claiming 65 Division One wickets – only Jeetan Patel took more – and helping Somerset recover from a start in which they won only one of their first nine games (and that by one wicket after the last three batsmen, one of which was Leach, added 64 for victory) to a breathlessly tight finish to the season. There were few, if any, grumbles about his action at the time, so it was quite a shock when it was found to be illegal during ECB testing at the end of the season.2017 prospects
There’s no reason Somerset shouldn’t challenge again. While Chris Rogers has retired, Dean Elgar replaces him at the top of the order and will open with Trescothick. Abell may benefit from a move down to No.3 and Steven Davies, recruited from Surrey, will fill the No. 5 position – a problem in 2016 – and keep wicket at the start of the Championship season, at least. Ryan Davies is likely to gain keeping opportunities at some stage, though. With the Overtons, Lewis Gregory, Leach et al, they have a nicely balanced (and locally developed) attack, with Jim Allenby and Peter Trego adding all-round depth. T20 overseas signings are likely to follow, but there no reason Somerset shouldn’t improve sharply in that format with Steven Davies moving up the order in the white-ball formats. It is anticipated that Taunton’s wickets may well again provide some assistance to spinners but, after years when the county ground was a bowlers’ nightmare (and bearing in mind England’s record in turning conditions) that may well be no bad thing.In charge
The promotion of Tom Abell to captaincy in the Championship is something of a risk. While there’s no doubting his talent, his returns in 2016 – he averaged 25.61 in the Championship, finding some form in the latter part of the season – suggest he is still in the developmental stage of his career. Aged 23, why wouldn’t he be? So the added responsibility may be the making of him, or it could be a burden he could do without. Either way, it was a bold move to give him the leadership at such a young age. Matthew Maynard remains as the coach, with Rogers back in a role as batting coach until the end of June. Allenby continues as limited-overs captain, with Jason Kerr as assistant coach and bowling coach.Key player
When Leach struggled on the Lions tour – he was left out of the first unofficial Test in Sri Lanka and proved expensive in the second – it was feared that he may be having difficulty adjusting to his remodelled action. Evidence since, such as in pre-season games in the UAE, suggests he is growing more comfortable with it, but whether he has fully recovered remains to be seen. As the man who gave Somerset their attacking edge in 2016, his success may go some way to defining their season.Bright young thing
There’s quite a choice in this category for Somerset. Abell, aged 23, is a fine, locally developed player and George Bartlett, just 19 and good enough to score 179 in the recent Under-19 Test in Nagpur, may follow him into the side soon. Dominic Bess, the teenage offspinner who took his 13 Championship wickets at a cost of 10.46 apiece, is promising, while Craig Overton already looks a terrific allround cricketer who, aged 22, is pretty much a senior player. But it remains his brother Jamie who has the higher ceiling as a cricketer. Capable of bowling with the pace required for Test level, he also has ability with the bat and in the field. If he can retain his fitness – and he is understood to have had an encouraging winter on that score – he is really is the sort of player who could make a difference in an away Ashes series.ESPNcricinfo verdict
There’s quite a lot going right at Taunton at present. The club is developing (with significant help from Devon) good young players who promise to support the more experienced spine of Trescothick, Trego and Hildreth (all of whom can again be claimed as local) in competitive campaigns across all formats. Yes, there is support from some South African-born players, but Somerset is proof that a smaller ground can produce players, compete and sustain itself financially. Somerset also host a T20I between England and South Africa (June 23) and expect to sell out their Blast tickets. Many clubs could learn from their example.Bet365 odds: Specsavers Championship: 8-1; NatWest Blast 12-1; Royal London Cup 12-1

The visitors may be out of contention to regain the Trans-Tasman trophy in this series, but by reflecting on their mistakes in Brisbane and Perth, they have the chance to set themselves up for a genuine tilt at victory on home shores next year

Daniel Brettig at the WACA14-Nov-2015Before this Test, Brendon McCullum admitted it was possible that even with improvement, New Zealand may still be beaten by a dominant Australia at the WACA Ground. Typically candid and clear-headed, this observation grew in resonance throughout day two: both the tourists’ best day of the series to date, and more or less irrelevant to the result of the match and series.Irrespective of an unforgiving pitch, in Spartan weather conditions, New Zealand were awful on day one. Their bowlers were shaken far too easily from their moorings by the early morning dynamism of David Warner, consigning McCullum to a kind of defensive recovery mode for the rest of the day. At 2 for 416, the match was effectively done as a contest after the first day, much as the Gabba had been.This has been a difficult tour for New Zealand on a number of levels. Their preparation was hopelessly compromised by the abandonment of the Blacktown tour fixture, having already been adversely affected by the scheduling of warm-ups on a series of dead pitches far removed from the greater bounce afforded in Perth and Brisbane.There was also the fact that bowlers such as Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham were not 100% in fitness and rhythm at the outset of summer, after suffering various ailments during the winter. This cannot have helped in a period when the attack is also adjusting to a new bowling coach in Dimitri Mascarenhas, a jovial and knowledgeable operator but no substitute for the instant respect commanded by his predecessor Shane Bond.Lastly, the spectre of the Chris Cairns perjury trial kept McCullum away from his team for the week before they actually arrived in Australia, and has hung uncomfortably in the background throughout – a verdict in London’s Southwark Crown Court is expected to fall next week. McCullum said at the tour’s outset that he did not know how much this issue would affect him and others.In many ways, their plight resembles Australia’s after two days of the Lord’s Test in the 2013 Ashes series. Admittedly the defeat in the first match of that series at Trent Bridge was a tight one, but in St John’s Wood the tourists were humiliated and consigned to a 2-0 series ledger in the course of one afternoon’s dire batting, while James Pattinson grimaced out of the series with a torn side. At the time it was difficult to see a way forward, and some at Cricket Australia conceded it might be a matter of years before the Ashes were returned.Of course it is well known what happened next – the team of Michael Clarke and Darren Lehmann steadied in the latter part of the series, not winning a game but showing themselves to be quite capable of stretching England. By the end of the summer they had improved significantly, and when the return series arrived at home a few months later they tore into England with aggression bolstered by relevant knowledge.To seek improvement and remain united in the face of heavy defeats away from home is among the hardest tasks in the game. Australia’s subsequent 5-0 triumph was not as remarkable for happening in Australia than it was for taking place a matter of months after the 3-0 defeat in England. There is a lesson in all this for New Zealand, of the kind that McCullum and the coach Mike Hesson are doubtless aware.This summer features a smaller version of that dual Ashes bout, with Australia due to cross the Tasman in February for two Tests in Wellington and Christchurch, following a trio of ODIs in Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton. Given the right conditions overhead and underfoot, New Zealand will fancy their chances of performing far better against the same Australians who have so battered them thus far in Brisbane and Perth.Kane Williamson has looked majestic, but lacked support from his team-mates•Getty ImagesStrong as a newly-minted top order has looked at the Gabba and the WACA, McCullum knows that on slower, more seam-friendly tracks, the likes of Warner, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges and even Steven Smith will not be quite so secure. He knows this due to the ample evidence provided in the chaotic scenes of Birmingham and Nottingham, where English bowlers of similar velocity to Boult and Tim Southee created utter mayhem.Likewise, Hesson will be aware that Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Johnson were nothing like the same force on English pitches not affording them much bounce or pace to augment their natural height and speed. Intimidating as these bowlers can be, they were shown in England to lack the skills to adapt to such circumstances, particularly without runs to defend.So it will be a source of considerable long term succour for the tourists to reflect on what they were able to demonstrate on day two in the face of more febrile Perth heat. Boult and Doug Bracewell produced their best and most sustained spells of the trip, not just ending Warner’s stay earlier than expected but also frustrating Smith into a windy whoosh that drew his own dismissal. Even Mark Craig was able to prosper against batsmen dancing down the wicket to him – a day’s tally of 7 for 130 was something to remember.Likewise, the visiting batsmen were not rumbled when they took their weary legs out to bat. Martin Guptill fell lbw to late swing from Starc, but after that Tom Latham and Ross Taylor looked nicely composed, and most importantly provided steady support for the tremendously calm and organised Kane Williamson, who glided once more into an innings that frustrated Australian bowlers now forced to slog through the same heat New Zealand’s had.What Williamson showed in the final session of the day was already well known, but the other green shoots of hope offered up by his team-mates were new to the Australia players and observers present at the Gabba. New Zealand may be out of contention to regain the Trans-Tasman Trophy in this series, but they have the opportunity to set themselves up for a genuine tilt at victory on home shores a few months from now. Today was a worthy start to that effort.