Ex Saint Kevin Davies joined the club 20 years ago, he has now taken a look at Saints chances for the coming season, read on to find out what he thinks.

Kevin Davies, speaking exclusively to 888sport has given his thoughts on Saints this season, we are able to bring you extracts of that interview now, but you can read his full thoughts using the link below.

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Q. What do you expect to see from Saints next season, can they compete for a top eight place again for example?

“There needs to be more signings and it will be interesting to see what happens between now and the end of the transfer window and particularly whether Van Dijk goes and if they have the timescale to reinvest that money. I covered their games for BT last year and yes there was some fans a bit disgruntled with the style of play but I think when you play that many games in Europe, get to a cup final — which they were unlucky to lose — and finish in the top eight that’s a really good season.”

“You look at the sides above them and it’s going to be difficult to compete with them but they’ve got a really good manager in Pellegrino and they may well play a more attacking style of football now because he always wants his teams to play the right way.”

“The fans need to believe in Les Reed and the model they have created down there. I’m a big fan of what they do where they plan for the future. You may question their ambition a little bit and want them to keep their better players but they have the model in place to be ahead of the game whether that is finding the right playing staff or managers. When you look at where they were seven or eight years ago and now they’re going to be in or around that cluster of top eight teams like West Brom, Stoke and Leicester. There is no danger of relegation and they will finish mid-table at least I think.”

Q. And, have you seen much of Sam Gallagher? Does he have potential?

“From the glimpses I’ve seen of him he looks a very good young striker. I hope he gets the opportunities this year.”

Read the full 888sport interview with Kevin Davies, including his thoughts on where Southampton will finish this season

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