Puel: Caceres not guaranteed Saints start
Martin Caceres may be about to pocket £850,000 from his time at Southampton, but boss Claude Puel insists he is under no pressure to start the former Barcelona defender.
The 29-year-old has joined the Saints for the rest of the season after leaving Italian champions Juventus at the end of last year, in order to bolster their backline in the wake of Virgil van Dijk’s injury.
Southampton sit 13th in the Premier League table following six defeats from their last eight matches – and the defence has come under fire after three clean sheets from ten games.
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Caceres has plenty of quality and experience, but Puel has warned he is not guaranteed to start.
“For me it’s important just to see good things for the team,” said the Saints boss.
“It’s not pressure for me, no obligation with any player.
“It’s important to see always the good possibilities, the good balance in the team, the work of any player in training, and to do the good solution for the team.
“For me a young player, an experienced player, all the players are important. I try to put in the pitch the best players in the team.”
