The transfer rumour mill is in overdrive once again, so the Daily Echo is helping all Saints fans keep tabs on who the club has been linked to.

Below we'll list all the rumours about who could be joining and leaving St Mary's this January, as Saints try to improve their squad as they battle against relegation.

Theo Walcott was Saints' main target this month but the Arsenal man is closing in on a big-money move to Everton.

The latest rumours is that Saints want Tottenham's Kyle Walker-Peters.

New rumours will be added to the top of each list. If you come across a rumour that is not listed here, email it to echosport@dailyecho.co.uk.

Linked with a move to Saints:

  • Kyle Walker-Peters - Tottenham - The Sun - loan
  • Quincy Promes - Spartak Moscow - Sky Sports - £30m
  • Kevin Gameiro - Atletico Madrid - Daily Mail - £25m
  • Erik Sviatchenko - Celtic - Daily Record
  • Nicolas Gaitan - Atletico Madrid - Daily Mail
  • Theo Walcott – Arsenal - Daily Echo - loan
  • Guido Carillo – AS Monaco - Sky Sports - £19.2m - COMPLETED
  • Nico Gaitan – Athletico Madrid - The Sun 
  • Stuart Armstrong – Celtic - Scotsman -  £10m
  • Daniel Sturridge – Liverpool - Mirror - Loan
  • Stevan Jovetic – AS Monaco - Mirror 
  • Paco Alcacer – Barcelona - Mirror  
  • Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham - The Telegraph 
  • Ben Godfrey – Norwich - EDP   

Linked to a move away from Saints:

Free agents list

Last year Southampton dipped into the free agent market to sign defender Martin Caceres. The Uruguay international made one appearance for the Saints, starting in a 2-1 away win over Middlesbrough on the 13th May. Here’s a list of some of the current free agents Saints could sign this month.

  • Bacary Sagna – Defender
  • Josue – Midfielder
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger – Midfielder
  • Nilmar – Striker
  • Lassana Diarra – Midfielder
  • Philipp Wollscheid – Defender
  • Benoit Tremoulinas – Defender
  • Jan Kirchhoff – Midfielder
  • Lucas Barrios – Striker
  • Patrick Ebert – Midfielder
  • Guilherme Siqueira – Defender
  • Mathieu Flamini – Midfielder
  • Sebastien Bassong – Defender
  • Marouane Chamakh – Striker
  • Patrice Evra – Defender
  • Jose Antonio Reyes – Midfielder
  • Jose Bosingwa – Defender
  • Kieran Richardson – Midfielder
  • Kris Commons – Midfielder