Southampton plan to buy British this summer.

The Daily Mail says the Saints recruitment team — led by director of football operations Ross Wilson — will make a conscious decision of targeting more homegrown players this summer.

There is a feeling inside St Mary's that part of the reason they have struggled over the past to seasons is because they have moved away from having a British nucleus within their squad.

Since 2014, the Saints have lost the likes of Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw, Nathaniel Clyne, Callum Chambers and Jack Cork.

And the club's recruitment staff will try to increase their homegrown contingent this summer, feeling their understanding of English football will leave them in better stead going into next season.