‘I’m not aware of any transfer request from Onuachu,’ says Southampton coach, Martin

Southampton manager Russell Martin says he is not aware that Nigerian international forward, Paul Onuachu has handed a transfer request.

‘There’s been no transfer request as far as I know,’ Martin told the Daily Echo. ‘If I get told anything different, I’ll tell you.

‘But so far no. He’s training hard, you’ve probably seen that yourself. He’s not ready to play yet. He’s only been back since Sunday so we’ll have to wait and see.’

Martin also revealed that the club has received just one bid for the striker who joined from KRC Genk in January 2023.

Turkish media reports have been endless throughout the summer, suggesting a constant back and forth in negotiations between clubs.

‘We’ve had one bid for Paul and it was nowhere near the valuation of the club.

“Paul’s been great. He’s trained really well and we’ve had a good chat. He’s been really honest with me. I’ve been really honest with him.’

It is believed the 30 year old would like to go back to Trabzonspor after netting 17 goals in 25 appearances – but they are yet to make an appropriate bid.