“Flattered to deceive” is a criticism often banded about in football circles and many a Saints fan would have levelled this accusation at Kamaldeen Sulemana as time and time again his end product let him down. He had arrived at Southampton for a club record fee (£20) at a bad time, as the manager, Nathan Jones, was about to be sacked as relegation from the Premier league beckoned. In the last match at home to Liverpool he finally showed what he was capable of, but such flashes of brilliance were seldom seen as he ran up blind alleys. The only manager who showed any faith faith his fast attacking play was Ivan Jurić and it was no surprise when in the summer of 2025 he took him off Saints hands when signing him for Atalanta in Serie A.