Southampton target bid for Michael Dawson

Southampton are prepared to make an offer of £7.5m to persuade Michael Dawson to leave Tottenham Hotspur, according to reports.

By Liam Power, Reporter

Published: October 23 2012 | 00:16

Last updated: October 23 2012 | 16:46

Southampton are reportedly interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur defender Michael Dawson.

The 28-year-old has played just one Premier League game for Spurs so far this season, with Andre Villas-Boas preferring William Gallas and Steven Caulker in central defence.

Dawson came close to joining Queens Park Rangers and is free to leave White Hart Lane in January despite being made club captain last July, according to The Sun.

Nigel Adkins wants to sign Dawson in an effort to tighten up a leaky Saints defence, which has struggled to adjust to life in the Premier League.

Saints have conceded 24 goals in eight league games so far this season, leaving the promoted side languishing in the relegation zone.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	15	11	3	1	31	13	18	36
2	Chelsea	16	10	4	2	37	19	18	34
3	Arsenal	16	8	6	2	29	15	14	30
4	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	16	8	4	4	21	19	2	28
5	Manchester City Man City	16	8	3	5	28	23	5	27
6	Bournemouth	16	7	4	5	24	21	3	25
7	Aston Villa	16	7	4	5	24	25	-1	25
8	Fulham	16	6	6	4	24	22	2	24
9	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	16	6	6	4	26	25	1	24
10	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	16	7	2	7	36	19	17	23
11	Brentford	16	7	2	7	32	30	2	23
12	Newcastle United Newcastle	16	6	5	5	23	21	2	23
13	Manchester United Man Utd	16	6	4	6	21	19	2	22
14	West Ham United West Ham	16	5	4	7	21	29	-8	19
15	Crystal Palace	16	3	7	6	17	21	-4	16
16	Everton	15	3	6	6	14	21	-7	15
17	Leicester City Leicester	16	3	5	8	21	34	-13	14
18	Ipswich Town Ipswich	16	2	6	8	16	28	-12	12
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	16	2	3	11	24	40	-16	9
20	Southampton	16	1	2	13	11	36	-25	5