Southampton are believed to be interested in Eintracht Frankfurt centre-back Evan N'Dicka.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding football in general, Saints are drawing up plans to revamp their squad.
And Sky Sports says 21-year-old N'Dicka places high on Ralph Hasenhuttl's wish-list.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham have also shown an interest in the France U21 international.
Hasenhuttl wants to bolster his defence and likes two other centre-backs in Nice youngster Malang Sarr and Real Valladolid star Mohamed Salisu also being scouted.
Right-back is another area of concern, with Kyle Walker-Peters possibly joining on a permanent deal after his loan from Spurs expires.