Fernandes 'becoming the ultimate Premier League midfielder'
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Midfielder Mateus Fernandes has been drawing the attention of plenty of clubs this season with his impressive displays for a Southampton side struggling at the bottom of the Premier League table.
"Mateus Fernandes is on people's radar because every week he plays his heart out, he is by far the best player on the football pitch from a Saints perspective," former midfielder Jo Tessem told this week's BBC Radio Solent Southampton podcast.
Tessem was full of praise for the Portugal Under-21 international, stating that he thinks the player is on a similar path to Romeo Lavia, who left St Mary's to join Chelsea after just one season in the summer of 2023.
"I said the same about Romeo Lavia," Tessem added.
"I didn't think he would stay for a season in the Championship and he didn't - leaving after a year - and he [Fernandes] is on a similar level, albeit a different type of player.
"He is becoming an ultimate Premier League midfielder and clubs are not going to let that go.
"He plays like a Premier League player. He passes like a Premier League player. He is quick like a Premier League player. He conducts himself so well in midfield."