Saints are weighing up a move for Dutch keeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

Ronald Koeman wants to sign a new keeper this summer to provide cover for Fraser Forster, who is set to miss the first half of the campaign as he recovers from a serious knee injury.

Dutch international Stekelenburg is one of the chief targets.

The 32-year-old is currently with Fulham, but it is understood that the London side are keen to move him on as they look to shift their focus and their bigger names with another season in the Championship ahead of them.

With Stekelenburg still having a further two years left to run on his Fulham contract, Saints are likely to have the option to either try and agree a permanent deal or a season long loan if they wish to press ahead.

Stekelenburg has spent the last season on loan at Monaco but made only seven appearances for the club, who decided not to exercise their option to sign him on a permanent basis.

The keeper made his name at Ajax, who he joined at the age of 15, breaking into the first team in 2002.

In 282 appearances with the Dutch giants Stekelenburg won two league titles and seven other trophies.

He moved to Roma for €6m in 2011 and spent two seasons in Italy before agreeing a four year deal to switch to Fulham in 2013.

However, things went badly with the Cottagers, as he slipped first out of the team and then out of the squad.

Monaco moved to take him on loan last season but he was largely a back-up and enjoyed little first team football.

Stekelenburg has a good reputation in Holland, and a fine pedigree with the Dutch national side.

He has won 54 caps for his country and was an ever present in the side that got through to the World Cup final in 2010, only to lose to Spain in extra time.

Saints are keen to bring in another keeper this summer after the unfortunate injury suffered by Forster, which is serious enough to keep him sidelined for a significant amount of next season.

With Cody Cropper having been released, Koeman only has veteran stopper Kelvin Davis and the inexperienced Paulo Gazzaniga at his disposal without his £10m man Forster.

As such he is keen to bolster that area of the squad, and bring in somebody who can compete for the first team spot rather than merely for the future or to provide extra back-up.

Saints are trying to press ahead with transfer plans and have yet to receive any further offer for Nathaniel Clyne after rejecting Liverpool’s opening salvo of £10m.

Despite speculation over his future there has also as yet been no offer for Morgan Schneiderlin.