{"id":524795,"date":"2023-08-24T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=524795"},"modified":"2023-08-24T09:09:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:09:48","slug":"sources-southampton-make-contact-over-signing-west-ham-star-ben-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-southampton-make-contact-over-signing-west-ham-star-ben-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Southampton make contact over signing West Ham star Ben Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Southampton have made enquiries to West Ham about a deal for defender Ben Johnson,\u00a0<strong>sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Championship club are in the market for a full-back after selling Tino Livramento to Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is believed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/ben-johnson\/profil\/spieler\/468002\">Johnson<\/a> figures highly on Southampton&#8217;s wanted list and contact has been made with West Ham about a potential deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKTHROUGH! Everton close on HUGE double signing, Adams update, big Gnonto update\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gZ8PLzAS0M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23-year-old, who was an unused substitute in the Hammers&#8217; opening two Premier League matches of the season, is out of contract in the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has previously rejected offers of a contract extension with the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23-year-old has spent all of his footballing career with the London club working his way through the academy before stepping up to the first team in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season Johnson made 29 appearances for David Moyes&#8217; side across all competitions and was in the starting lineup for 21 of those outings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defender also featured in the group stages and quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League for the Hammers but was an unused substitute in the remaining games of their winning campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saints are in need to reinforcements after losing Livramento to Newcastle in a deal worth a reported \u00a332million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1389280983_1200x824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chelsea academy product put pen to paper on a five-year deal with the Magpies after a two-year spell at St Mary&#8217;s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right-back made his debut in last weekend&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to reigning champions Man City, starting on the bench and making a four minute cameo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-southampton-submitting-joint-bid-for-joel-piroe-and-swansea-teammate-to-blow-leeds-united-out-of-the-water\/\">Southampton submitting joint bid for Swansea duo to blow Leeds United out of the water<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southampton have made enquiries to West Ham about a deal for defender Ben Johnson,\u00a0sources have told Football Insider. The Championship club are in the market for a full-back after selling Tino Livramento to Newcastle. 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