24-year-old star who announced himself under Juric could be handed fresh start | OneFootball

Welington is linked with a summer move to Southampton's sister club Goztepe and the Saints should hand over him this fresh start after swiftly falling out of favour at left-back.

Starting on a strong note is widely labelled as the recipe for long-term success. And it shouldn't go wrong, that too when starring in the first Premier League outing to help the club cap off a season-deciding win.

If you also maintain this opinion, then a sneak peek at Welington's playing time will make you change your beliefs. A couple of months ago, the Brazilian used to hold the reputation of being the best Southampton defender for a brief while.

Hardly a couple of weeks later, the 24-year-old started becoming alienated from the starting lineup and now it's a rare occurrence to see him play at all.

Southampton need to arrange more playing minutes for Welington

Such a sudden fall from grace is quite sorrowful to witness and the Saints need to quickly address Welington's situation to avoid letting him become a fringe player in a few years.

Here, Southampton's responsibilities could be shared by their sister club Goztepe. The Turkish outfit has seen countless upsides of their mutual partnership with the Saints and Yeni Asir suggests they could be willing to perform a similar turnaround with Welington as well.

Now, leaving the Premier League ambitions aside isn't an appealing idea but switching to a slightly low-paced league can aid Welington's return to form. And then, Southampton can decide how to move forward with him a year on from now.

In any case, the best plus point for Southampton is that they have nothing to lose here. The club added the full-back on their roster for free meaning their financial health will remain unaffected even if Welington can't make the cut in the Turkish top-flight.