Southampton favourite Steven Davis confident that Shea Charles will be a huge hit at St Mary’s
Shea Charles will fit perfectly into Southampton’s style of play, according to former Saints midfielder and Northern Ireland hero Steven Davis
Steven Davis believes Shea Charles excelling with regular first-team football will only serve to benefit the Northern Ireland team
Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis believes the move by teenage international team-mate Shea Charles from Manchester City to Southampton could prove to be an inspired choice.
Davis knows what the English south coast club is all about having been there between 2012 and 2019. The classy midfielder captained the Saints and was a popular figure with the fans at St Mary’s, and he is excited to see how Charles does at his old club.
Although still only 19, highly-rated Charles has become a regular for Northern Ireland and already possesses eight caps.
He made his Premier League debut for Treble winners City last term, but he knows that by transferring to Southampton, he will play more first-team matches in the upcoming campaign than he would have expected to in Pep Guardiola’s star-studded side.
Announcing the signing earlier this month, new Saints boss Russell Martin spoke about the intelligence and maturity of Charles, who is set to be a key figure as the Championship outfit endeavour to return to the top-flight in England having been relegated to the second-tier in May.
Tellingly, Charles says the three players he has looked up to so far in his career have been City heroes Fernandinho and Rodri, and Northern Ireland icon Davis.
Speaking to Sunday Life Sport about the youngster’s switch to Southampton, Rangers star Davis said: “I’m delighted for Shea, because I think joining Southampton is a very good move for him.
“I don’t know Russell Martin personally
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