​Southampton are looking to temp Malaga's star striker Sandro Ramirez away from the Spanish south coast club, with the lure of top half Premier League football.





Barcelona graduate Ramirez has enjoyed a strong season netting 12 goals in 26 league appearances for Malaga. However, his efforts have only been enough to secure Malaga a bottom half place, with the side sitting in 14th.





While they might be safe from relegation, the side has struggled throughout the season and Southampton will be hoping their success will be enough for the Spain U21 international to join them, according to the Mirror.

The Saints recovered well after losing their own striker prospect Charlie Austin early in the season but now boss Claude Puel wants a strong back up or even replacement as he looks to trigger Ramirez's £5m release clause.





Sandro has contributed key performances throughout the season which has secured the side's La Liga status. Most recently when scoring against his former club Barcelona in the shock 2-0 defeat as well as a man of the match display, and another goal, against Valencia last weekend.





His strong attacking play during pivotal moments in the season has constantly increased the interest of various club's with Tottenham also taking note of his ability in previous transfer windows.





Southampton have enjoyed a good season as they push for another top ten finish, but with just 39 goals this season they will be looking for improvements in the final third if they wish to make a push for the Europa League places and Ramirez could be the man to get them there.







