After the 3-4 loss to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League relegation battle, Southampton is facing a huge chance of being relegated, and will be facing a crisis of their main player jumping off the boat. The penalty specialist in the squad, Watson Tepes, has become the target of the giants, and is expected to move to Newcastle or Tottenham Hotspur to continue playing in the Premier League next season.
The 28-year-old Wattles, a product of the Southampton youth academy, has scored one goal and 12 yards this season. Since making his Premier League debut in the 2012/13 season, Wattles has amassed a total of 30 dead-balls in the league, including 17 penalties and 13 goals and 12 yards, which is less than Tottenham Hotspur's striker Khalilani, who has scored 33 dead-balls in the same period.
It is worth mentioning that Watson is the 2nd highest penalty scorer in the history of the Premier League, second only to Manchester United's BECKHAM who scored 18 goals. Manchester City boss Diego Guardiola once praised the England international as the best penalty shooter he had ever seen, and I believe that once Southampton are relegated, a lot of big Premier League clubs will be competing to sign Hotspur.
Woteps this season in all competitions on the field of 42 games scored 10 goals and 3 assists, it will be in 2026, Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur is most interested in acquiring it a penalty specialist, it is estimated that his price reached 38 million pounds (about 376 million Hong Kong dollars).
