Southampton are transforming their U23s to a B team setup.
The Daily Mail says Southampton are set to approve a restructuring of their famed academy by replacing their U23 side with a senior B team.
The Saints academy has helped develop Gareth Bale, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana and Theo Walcott, and before that the club produced legends Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier.
The model of having a senior B team has been used successfully in Europe by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
If the switch is agreed, as is likely, the training for the B team will mirror the schedule of manager Ralph Hasenhuttl's first team at the club's Staplewood headquarters.
Where possible, the B team will play their matches on different days to the senior side to allow Hasenhuttl to watch their games - the club will continue to play in Premier League 2.