By Tom Blackett

SOUTHAMPTON are set to land midfielder Flynn Downes on loan from Premier League West Ham. Downes, 24, joined West Ham from Swansea for £12m last year, and made 35 appearances across all competitions last term. He was part of the squad that beat Fiorentina to win the Europa Conference League, but the capture of Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse’s impending arrival from Southampton would have limited his opportunities and Hammers boss David Moyes has now sanctioned a loan to the Championship. Leeds were one of the first clubs to register an intere...