SAINTS defender Dan Seaborne is now in a 'stable condition' following an altercation in the early hours of this morning.

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According to doctors at Southampton General Hospital this afternoon, the 24-year-old is concious as he is being cared for in the Wessex Neurological Centre.

Saints' manager Nigel Adkins is there, along with the club doctor and relatives of Mr Seaborne.

Hampshire police early this morning described Mr Seaborne's injuries as 'potentially life-threatening'.

That condition was later updated to 'serious but stable' by staff at Southampton General, before the latest update this afternoon.

Southampton Football Club issued a statement on the incident shortly after 3pm, saying the player was 'under close observation'.

The latest news will be greeted by fans and players alike, who have been sending goodwill messages to the defender.

Winger Steve De Ridder has been posting messages wishing his teammate the best on Twitter.

Two men, aged 35 and 29, have been arrested in connection with the incident, which happened outside the Junk nightclub in London Road, Southampton, around 3am today.

Location of where Danny Seaborne was found in London Road, Southampton