Southampton boss Nigel Adkins wants to fill his newly-promoted team with young talent from the club's own academy. "We endeavour to get 50% of our home-grown players through to the first team," Adkins told BBC Radio Solent..

"It's about a spirit that we've got, a Southampton way. We've got a good environment to improve, to learn, to work hard and to develop."

He added: "The object is to get them through, we've got to make sure there's a pathway for them. That's the vision that we've got, we've got to keep driving on."

Adkins also revealed that players who are brought in from other clubs will be closely vetted to check they match the club's ambitions.

"We're ahead of schedule, we've got a group of players, we will add to the group of players, but for whoever comes into that group it's important that we get our homework right on them so that they fit in and add something to the group or buy into the philosophies that we have," he added.

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