Southampton's Lesley Ugochukwu has made some strange changes to his social media account. Fans take this as a hint that he will be on his way to Chelsea in January.
Southampton have a few players staying at St Marys Stadium on a loan basis. Some of them are performing better than others but there are a select few who fans haven't heard a peep out of since they joined.
One of them is Maxwel Cornet, who is currently on loan from West Ham United. Another is Lesley Ugochukwu, who is currently on loan from Chelsea.
Southampton were unable to field Lesley Ugochukwu in yesterday's Premier League fixture against Chelsea. This was due to rules preventing him from facing his parent club.
However, Lesley Ugochukwu has hinted that he is Chelsea through and through, recently deleting anything Southampton-related from his Instagram account.
According to a report from the Daily Mail, this is a protest against his lack of game time since arriving at St Marys Stadium. Ugochukwu now has Chelsea in his bio but not Southampton. Also, the only photos on his Instagram feed are him playing for Chelsea, France, or personal photos outside of football.
Those old-fashioned Southampton fans among us will be thinking "so what?", however, in the current world we live in, this is a pretty big deal.
A player's social media account is not only their personal brand but a signal of their current career position. As it stands, there is no mention of Ugochukwu at Southampton, despite currently being here on loan.
Therefore, it's pretty obvious that Ugochukwu will be on his way back to London in the January transfer window. This has not been confirmed by Southampton but using common sense, why would they keep him? He's clearly not in Russell Martin's plans and if anything, he was a panic signing.
After all, Southampton are currently considering which players to cut ties with in the January transfer window. It would make no sense for Ugochukwu to not be on that list.
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