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Martin Caceres potentially a fantastic signing for Southampton, says Ryan Bertrand
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Ryan Bertrand believes Martin Caceres will be a fantastic signing for Southampton should the deal go through.
The former Juventus defender, who has been without a club since leaving the Serie A champions last summer, is set for a medical at Southampton ahead of a proposed free transfer.
Claude Puel’s side are short of options in defence after selling Jose Fonte to West Ham in the January window and losing Virgil van Dijk to an ankle injury for at least two months.
When asked what Caceres, 29, could bring to Southampton, Bertrand told Sky Sports News HQ: "Experience and quality.
"He may have been injured but that doesn’t necessarily change the player. I’m sure - I’ve heard just as much as you - but if the deal was to go through it would only strengthen the team.
“He has got great pedigree and if we can get the best out of him he will be a fantastic signing for the club.”
Southampton have lost all three of their matches since sealing a place in the EFL Cup final against Manchester United, which you can watch live on Sky Sports.
They are seven points above Hull City who occupy the final relegation place, but Bertrand insists the club is looking up the table rather than down.
“It’s about the mindset,” Bertrand added. "You look at it as seven points off 18th but we are possibly four points off ninth. It’s how you look at it.
"I would have the glass-half-full mentality if anything and look up to close four points than worry about what’s below.
“The quality we have in this team - not just with the signings they have made - we know what to do and we know we have the resources. That’s never a concern.”
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