Southampton reigniting their interest in Shakhtar Donetsk winger Tete, 'wouldn't surprise' journalist Dean Jones.

The Saints tried to bring him to St Mary's earlier this year, and new manager Nathan Jones could now target the Brazilian in a bid to kickstart his side's poor Premier League form.

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Southampton Transfer News - Tete

Southampton have came close to signing Tete in the past, with 90min reporting back in March that they believed they had won the race for his signature, beating the likes of Brentford, Everton and West Ham, who were also interested.

However, the move did not transpire, with the 22-year-old instead signing for Lyon due to a rule allowing him to leave Shakhtar amid the war in Ukraine, as per the Daily Mail, however his short stay with the French club could now be coming to an end.

90min have now revealed that a number of Premier League clubs have been offered the chance to sign Tete on an initial loan deal, with the view of making it permanent, and this could be completed as soon as January.

What has Dean Jones said about Tete?

When posed a question about whether Southampton could go back in for Tete, Jones told GIVEMESPORT: "It wouldn't surprise me if they were going back over some previous targets, it is clubs that get into a situation like this that often do that, because they have such extensive scouting already done on these players and they know the roles that they were looking for, so that wouldn't surprise me."

Should Southampton reignite their interest in Tete?

The 22-year-old has been nothing short of a revelation in Ligue 1 for Lyon, weighing in with 16 goal contributions in 23 league appearances for the club, as per Transfermarkt.

That record means that the dynamo has now scored 39 goals in 133 professional appearances, as per Transfermarkt, a very good record for a player that does not play centrally, having featured in the middle on only four occasions in his last 50 appearances, as per Football Critic.

Not only that, but he has displayed his ability in bringing his teammates into the play by averaging 0.39 assists per 90 over the past year, placing him in the 91st percentile compared to his positional peers, as per FBref.

Hailed as 'very talented' by scout Jacek Kulig, Tete could be exactly what Southampton need to ail their woes in front of goal in the Premier League this season, as they so far have underperformed massively by scoring just 14 goals from the 24 big chances that they have created.

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